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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4485] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 3 August 1779 / (Outgoing)

Reply, 'Case from Mr Benj[amin] Bell'. Cullen suspects that stones in the bladder and kidneys are causing the patient's urinary problems.

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DOC ID 4485
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/12/52
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date3 August 1779
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
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Autopsy No
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Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply, 'Case from Mr Benj[amin] Bell'. Cullen suspects that stones in the bladder and kidneys are causing the patient's urinary problems.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
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[Case ID:1203]
Case of an unnamed 64 year old man who has a bladder disorder.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:3873]Patient
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:13]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Benjamin Bell

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Case from Mr Benj Bell


The Case plainly a Catarrhus vesicӕ, which is always
attended with more or less of Dysuria. The Catarrh may
arise from various causes, but in all Cases, there
is more or less of an affection of the Bladder itself.
It appears to me that the accident about six years
ago pushed a stone violently thro the Urethra into
the Bladder, and I would suspect that it is still there
not floating loose, but incysted. It appears at the
same time that a disorder ↑probably↑ remains in the kidney
probably a stone as maybe concluded from the
frequent instances of high coloured urine, occasio¬
ned by riding
and the affection of the stomach.
This disease must be of difficult cure and in my
opinion neither Blister nor bitters infused in brandy
can be of any service. - The only Medicine I can advise
is the Uva Ursi taken in substance at first to the quantity
of a Dram and gradually increasing it to three drams
[in?] every day. This may relieve his Urinary complaints
and at the same time be of service to his stomach

August 13 1779

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[Page 1]
Case from Mr Benj Bell


The Case plainly a Catarrhus vesicӕ, wc is always
attended with more or less of Dysuria. The Catarrh may
arise from various causes, but in all Cases, there
is more or less of an affection of the Bladder itself.
It appears to me that the accident about six years
ago pushed a stone violently thro the Urethra into
the Bladder, and I would suspect that it is still there
not floating loose, but incysted. It appears at the
same time that a disorder ↑probably↑ remains in the kidney
probably a stone as maybe concluded from the
frequent instances of high coloured urine, occasio¬
ned by riding
and the affection of the stomach.
This disease must be of difficult cure and in my
opinion neither Blister nor bitters infused in brandy
can be of any service. - The only Med. I can advise
is the Uva Ursi taken in substance at first to the qty
of a Dram and gradually increasing it to three drams
[in?] every day. This may relieve his Urinary complaints
and at the same time be of service to his stomach

Aug. 13 1779

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