The reaction to skin suppuration as the key to an infant's constitutional remedy.
A case of Impetigo contagiosa shows how an acute illness in an infant can be an expression of a deeper disturbance. In the preverbal history a similar pattern of reaction in mother and child is noticeable, which leads to the choice of remedy.
KEYWORDS: Impetigo contagiosa, vaccination sequelae, Lac defloratum, miasms, milk remedies, preverbal history, mammals, intercurrent remedies
