The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Corrosive(s) / Caustic(s) / Erodent(s) / Escharotic(s)
Caustic(s), Erodent(s), Escharotic(s). Medicines, 'all of them substances which dissolve the solid matter of the human body; and they are indicated in all cases in which a portion of the solid matter is to be taken away, or when the texture of it is to be destroyed... (MM, ii, p. 86).
Category: Actions
Sub category: General
[DOC ID:799] vomits on page (1)
[ID:799] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Wood / Regarding: Mr Gair (Patient) / 19 April 1768 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:1142]
pulvis escharotic
escharotic powder
on page (3)
[ID:1142] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Spalding Gordon (Spalding, of The Holme & Shirmers) (Patient) / 24 May 1775 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1397] Caustic on page (1)
[ID:1397] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Captain Patrick Sinclair (of Lybster) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Sinclair (of Harpsdale) (Patient) / 19 April 1777 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1397] Caustic on page (1)
[ID:1397] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Captain Patrick Sinclair (of Lybster) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Sinclair (of Harpsdale) (Patient) / 19 April 1777 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1544] Solution of cor¬
rosive on page (2)
[ID:1544] From: Dr William Hamilton (in Dumfries) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Elizabeth Craik (Betty Craick) (Patient) / 6 August 1778 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1431] Escharotick powder on page (1)
[ID:1431] From: Mr Balfour / To: Mr Robert Laing (of Strynzia, Orkney) / Regarding: Mr Malcolm Laing (Patient), Mr Robert Laing (Patient), Mr Samuel Laing (Patient) / 29 July 1777 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:3269] the Caustic on page (3)
[ID:3269] From: Mr Paul Kearsley / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 25 November 1787 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:3719] Escharotic on page (1)
[ID:3719] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Mr Morison (Patient) / 10 January 1775 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4329] sufficiently caustic on page (2)
[ID:4329] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Short / Regarding: Mr Charles Addison (Patient) / 26 October 1778 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4713] by Caustic on page (2)
[ID:4713] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Kellock / Regarding: Mr Matthew Bell (Patient) / 20 September 1783 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4713] the Caustic on page (2)
[ID:4713] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Kellock / Regarding: Mr Matthew Bell (Patient) / 20 September 1783 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:1904] Rhubarb on page (3)
[ID:1904] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / August? 1780? / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:4699] the Caustic state on page (3)
[ID:4699] From: [AUTHOR UNKNOWN] / To: Dr William Hamilton (in Glasgow) / Regarding: Mr Thomas Alston (Patient), Mr John Alston (of Overhall) (Patient) / 30? August? 1783 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:463] vomit on page (1)
[ID:463] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Fraser (Frazer) (Patient) / 23 September 1772 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:677] the due Caus¬
ticity on page (1)
[ID:677] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Miss MacKnight (MacNight, McKnight, McNight) (Patient) / 29 November 1782 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4686] Caustic on page (2)
[ID:4686] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Mr John Glassford (of Dougalston) (Patient) / 11 August 1783 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:137] Corrosive on page (1)
[ID:137] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Wilson / Regarding: Mrs Scot (Patient) / 29 May 1781 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:137] corrosive on page (1)
[ID:137] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Wilson / Regarding: Mrs Scot (Patient) / 29 May 1781 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:36] Caustic on page (2)
[ID:36] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Reverend John? Emmerson (The Reverend Mr Emmerson) (Patient) / 1764? / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:36] the mild Caustic on page (2)
[ID:36] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Reverend John? Emmerson (The Reverend Mr Emmerson) (Patient) / 1764? / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4727] Caustic on page (5)
[ID:4727] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr John Campbell / Regarding: Mr Alexander Montgomerie (Montgomery; of Coylesfield) (Patient) / 7 October 1783 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:3059] A small Caustic was apply'd on page (3)
[ID:3059] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 22 July 1787 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:3059] had no Caustic applyd on page (4)
[ID:3059] Cover Letter and Case Note / Regarding: Miss Margaret Russell (Russel; later Mrs, then Lady Drummond.) (Patient) / 22 July 1787 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:4050] the Caustic on page (1)
[ID:4050] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Captain Patrick Sinclair (of Lybster) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Sinclair (of Harpsdale) (Patient) / 4 May 1777 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:6254] Corrosive on page (2)
[ID:6254] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Wilson / Regarding: Mr Moodie (Moody) (Patient), Mrs Scot (Patient), Mr Galbraith (Galbreath) (Patient), Mr Johnston (Patient) / 11 August 1781 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:252] caustic on page (2)
[ID:252] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Joseph Harris / Regarding: Miss Stanger (Patient), Miss Hannah Stanger (Patient) / 17 January 1782 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:976] Corros. sublimate on page (1)
[ID:976] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Heysham / Regarding: Miss Brown (Patient), Mr John Leveck (Levec) (Patient) / 11 June 1780 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:976] Corrosive Sublimate. on page (1)
[ID:976] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Heysham / Regarding: Miss Brown (Patient), Mr John Leveck (Levec) (Patient) / 11 June 1780 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:976] Corrosive on page (1)
[ID:976] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Heysham / Regarding: Miss Brown (Patient), Mr John Leveck (Levec) (Patient) / 11 June 1780 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:750] Corrosive on page (1)
[ID:750] From: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander Trotter (Sandy Trotter) (Patient) / 15 June 1762 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:142] Cor¬
rosive on page (1)
[ID:142] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr James Hamilton / Regarding: Mr MacNab (Patient), Mr Anderson (Patient) / 9 June 1781 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:5937] Costicks on page (1)
[ID:5937] From: Mr Kirsop (Kirsopp, of Hexham, Northumberland) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Kirsop (Kirsopp, of Hexham, Northumberland) (Patient) / July 1776 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:579] caustic on page (3)
[ID:579] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr J. Spens / Regarding: Mr J. Spens (Patient) / 19 June 1782 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4230] Expectorants on page (1)
[ID:4230] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Thomas Stephen / Regarding: Miss Jean Innes (Jane) (Patient) / 11 March 1778 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:838] Caustic on page (1)
[ID:838] From: Mr Charles Broughton / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: [A matter not directly regarding a patient] / 7 October 1772 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:806] Corrosives on page (1)
[ID:806] From: Dr Gilbert Steuart / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 2 January 1770 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:806] Corrosive on page (3)
[ID:806] From: Dr Gilbert Steuart / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 2 January 1770 / (Incoming)
