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439, 443, 444, 449, 455, 458, 459, 463, 470, 471 : 

 " Burning of the lips ; the upper lip is swollen to 

 such a degree that the inside seems turned outside ; 

 swelling of the lips and tongue ; swelling of the 

 upper lip, it becomes hot and red, almost brown ; 

 dark streaks along the vermilion border, particu- 

 larly on the upper lip, rough, cracked, peeling off; 

 violent pains spreading through the gums, the 

 gums bleed readily ; the tongue feels as if burnt ; 

 tongue and palate are sore; raw feeling, burning, 

 blisters along the margin of the tongue, very pain- 

 ful, stinging; at the tip of the tongue a row of 

 small vesicles which cause a pain as if sore and 

 raw; dry tongue; the inner cheeks look red and 

 fiery, with painful sensitiveness; inflammation of 

 the tongue; inflammation and swelling of the 

 palate; burning, stinging sensation "in the mouth 

 and throat ; pressure in the fauces as of a foreign 

 body ; ptyalism ; copious accumulation of a soapy 

 mucus in the mouth and throat ; dryness and heat 

 in the throat; inability to swallow a drop, with 

 swelling of the tongue ; sensation of gnawing and 

 contraction in the throat, increasing after four 

 hours so as to render deglutition difficult ; sensation 

 of fulness, constriction and suffocation in the throat ; 

 deglutition painful and impeded, stinging pains 

 during deglutition; swelling and redness of the 

 tonsils, impeding deglutition ; angina faucium ; chil- 

 liness followed by heat ; violent pain in the tem- 

 ples; redness and swelling of the tonsils; uvula 

 and fauces, painful and impeded deglutition, and 

 stinging pains when attempting to swallow." 



