Cullen

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

 

People [PERS ID:3331]

FieldData
ID3331
TitleDr
First NameWilliam
Middle Name/Initial(s)
Last NameWithering
Maiden Name
AKA
GenderMale
OccupationPhysician & botanist
Medical Professional?Medical Professional

Birth/Death

Birth/Death 
Birth (year) 1741
Date of death (year) 1799

Notes

 
At present no additional information available.

Cases that this person appears in:

CountCase IDCase Name
1Case 1160Case of Mr Mr Bisset who since a fever has been breathless with chest pains; he then suffers from fluid-retention and squeamishness.
2Case 1409Case of Captain Holmes who becomes increasingly weak, emaciated, swollen and eventually dies. Cullen had considered it an incurable case of hypochondriasis and hereditary weak nerves.
3Case 1830Case of Miss Johanna Gale which Cullen finds 'dark' but he thinks it may be attributable to a visceral obstruction.
4Case 2494Case of an unnamed patient of about 30, mentioned in relation to a cure for Anasarca and Ascetes.