Case study with Thomas

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   Thomas March 17, 2025

   Hi Everyone,
   Here is the case for Wednesday afternoon. See you this afternoon for materia medica.
   Case Study Class 19 March 2025
   Gender: female
   Age: 6
   Height: 95 cm
   Weight: 14 kg
   Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
   Occupation: n/a
   Chief complaint: eczema, constipation
   Symptoms: outbreaks on arms (inside elbows), neck (front), and two bald spots on head
   Brief history: Patient has been suffering with these issues for a 2-3 years. This is a particularly bad outbreak after nearly a year without any significant issues. Child is generally happy, energetic, a good eater, and has no “potty” issues.
   Diet and Lifestyle: Generally, good appetite and eats what she is given. Family eats a reasonably good diet with some sweets, but not excessive (this outbreak may have been triggered by the classic “uncle came over the fed the kids a bunch of sweets” syndrome.
   Sleep: generally good, more problematic with outbreak
   Energy: generally good, less energy with this outbreak
   Appetite: good
   Stool: 1 every 1-3 days
   Thirst: drinks when offered, sometimes doesn’t ask, but other times asks for water.
   Urine: reasonable for water intake
   Menstruation: n/a
   Basic observations: Patient appears in good spirits, nothing noteworthy.
   Pulse: N/A
   Tongue: somewhat pointed, red tip, prickles, thicker coating in the middle and toward the back