The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1653] From: Reverend John Wilson Harrison / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 13 April 1779 / (Incoming)
Letter from Revd. John Wilson Harrison concerning the case of an unnamed male patient, suffering from 'an acute Pain just under the false ribs on the Right side' and 'shooting pains in the Breast and abdomen'. A handstamp is present but illegible.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1653 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/740 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 13 April 1779 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Revd. John Wilson Harrison concerning the case of an unnamed male patient, suffering from 'an acute Pain just under the false ribs on the Right side' and 'shooting pains in the Breast and abdomen'. A handstamp is present but illegible. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1211] |
Case of an unnamed male patient, suffering from 'an acute Pain just under the false ribs on the Right side' and 'shooting pains in the Breast and abdomen', reported by the Reverend Harrison. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3110] | Author | Reverend John Wilson Harrison |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3111] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3110] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Reverend John Wilson Harrison |
| [PERS ID:3110] | Other | Reverend John Wilson Harrison |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Keswick | North-West | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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The many Obligations and Favours you have been pleased
to confer upon me, with the kind offer you made me of your
Advice in any Cases of Difficulty I might meet with, are the
only Pretentions I have to request it in the following Case,
which would do me great Honour, and be great Satisfaction
to the Patient, who applied to me the Evening of my Arrival
in Keswick, of the Nature of whose Complaint I find myself
much in the Dark. --
A Gentleman aged 29, of a delicate weak Habit, who
has been a great Part of his Life pretty healthy, but being
obliged to lead a sedentary Life, and this last Winter much
exposed to Cold, to which he imputes the Cause of his Disorder,
was first affected about 7 Weeks since with an acute Pain
just under the false Ribs on the Right Side, which continued
without any other Symptoms for about a Fortnight, after which
it was succeeded with various shooting pains in the Breast
and Abdomen, resembling (if not) those of the Rheumatism,
which sometimes extended to the Top of the Shoulders, oc¬
casioning a soreness to the Touch ↑there↑; these also continued
about 2 weeks, when a Swelling of the Abdomen took Place;
then all the Pains gradually abated, except some slight ones
that yet remain at Times about the Kidnies. During all his
Disorder his Stomack has been as good as when in Health
and stools regular; but when he eats the Extension of the ↑Belly↑
increases so preternaturally fast as to oblige him to desist.
Urine is high coloured and deposits a thick Brickish Sediment.
Pulse about 60 in a Minute, but weak. Sweats pretty much
in the Nights, can only lay easy on the right side. The Scrotum
is also swelled and painful. He has taken an Emetic which also
proved a Cathartic; was ordered to take Ol. Terebinth & Sal. Nit.
but has found no Relief: He sleeps pretty well in the Nights
but the universal Swelling of the Belly increases. - -
Your Answer and Advice will ever be gratefully acknowledged
By, Sir, your most obedient and humble Servant and Pupil
Ps. As I may be gone from Home, please to direct to the
revd Mr Harrison Borrowdale near Keswick Cumberland ------
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William Cullen M. D. & P.
in the University of
Edinburgh
PPd
Mr Wilson Harrison Concerning
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April 13th. 1779
Vol. 9th p. 165
Diplomatic Text
The many Obligations and Favours you have been pleased
to confer upon me, with the kind offer you made me of your
Advice in any Cases of Difficulty I might meet with, are the
only Pretentions I have to request it in the following Case,
which would do me great Honour, and be great Satisfaction
to the Patient, who applied to me the Evening of my Arrival
in Keswick, of the Nature of whose Complaint I find myself
much in the Dark. --
A Gentleman aged 29, of a delicate weak Habit, who
has been a great Part of his Life pretty healthy, but being
obliged to lead a sedentary Life, and this last Winter much
exposed to Cold, to which he imputes the Cause of his Disorder,
was first affected about 7 Weeks since with an acute Pain
just under the false Ribs on the Right Side, which continued
without any other Symptoms for about a Fortnight, after which
it was succeeded with various shooting pains in the Breast
and Abdomen, resembling (if not) those of the Rheumatism,
which sometimes extended to the Top of the Shoulders, oc¬
casioning a soreness to the Touch ↑there↑; these also continued
about 2 weeks, when a Swelling of the Abdomen took Place;
then all the Pains gradually abated, except some slight ones
that yet remain at Times about the Kidnies. During all his
Disorder his Stomack has been as good as when in Health
and stools regular; but when he eats the Extension of the ↑Belly↑
increases so preternaturally fast as to oblige him to desist.
Urine is high coloured and deposits a thick Brickish Sediment.
Pulse about 60 in a Minute, but weak. Sweats pretty much
in the Nights, can only lay easy on the right side. The Scrotum
is also swelled and painful. He has taken an Emet. which also
proved a Cathartic; was ordered to take Ol. Terebinth & Sal. Nit.
but has found no Relief: He sleeps pretty well in the Nights
but the universal Swelling of the Belly increases. - -
Your Answer and Advice will ever be gratefully acknowledged
By, Sir, your most obedient and humble Servt. and Pupil
Ps. As I may be gone from Home, please to direct to the
revd Mr Harrison Borrowdale near Keswick Cumberland ------
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William Cullen M. D. & P.
in the University of
Edinburgh
PPd
Mr Wilson Harrison C
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April 13th. 1779
Vol. 9th p. 165
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