The Cullen Project | [Case ID:1569]: Case of Mr Mackenzie who has a cough, asthma and whose body is very swollen from dropsy.

[Case ID:1569]: Case of Mr Mackenzie who has a cough, asthma and whose body is very swollen from dropsy.

Documents in this case

7 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:2286]	Letter from George Mackenzie to James Macleod in Inverness, concerning the case of Mackenzie's brother-in-law. Letter sent on to Cullen to inform him about the case.	21 July 1783

[DOC ID:4665]	Reply, 'For Mackenzie'. For Mr Mackenzie's asthma, Cullen advises the use of blisters. For the patient's dropsical swelling, Cullen advises diuretics and purgatives. Includes recipes for two laxative electuaries, a laxative oil, and diuretic pills.	28 July 1783

[DOC ID:2291]	Letter from James MacLeod, concerning the case of Mr Mackenzie. Mr Mackenzie, aged forty-five, complains of 'a violent asthma' and 'a flatulent spasmodic affection'. As MacLeod is based upwards of forty miles from Mr Mackenzie, he has had no opportunity to see his patient, and therefore encloses a letter containing a more recent account of the patient's condition.	2 August 1783

[DOC ID:2292]	Unsigned case note, concerning the case of Mr Mackenzie. This letter was enclosed by James Macleod and sent to Cullen along with document 2291. It supplies a more recent account of Mr Mackenzie's symptoms. Mr Mackenzie suffers from asthma and a 'pain that never moves in the lower part of his Stomach'. The latter symptom is attributed to gout by the surgeon from Inverness who attended him (likely referring James MacLeod).	2 August 1783

[DOC ID:4682]	Reply 'For Mr Mackenzie'	6 August 1783

[DOC ID:2310]	Letter from Kenneth Mackenzie concerning the case of Mr Mackenzie, referred to Cullen by Dr McLeod and the correspondent.	30 August 1783

[DOC ID:4705]	Reply, 'Mr Mackenzie'	September? 1783?

These documents contain one or more that share the same date. We have manually applied an order based on what we know.

People involved in this case

8 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 3383]	Mr
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 3378]	Mr George Mackenzie
[PERS ID: 3380]	Mr Mackenzie
[PERS ID: 3381]	Mr Kenneth Mackenzie
[PERS ID: 3382]	Mrs Mackenzie
[PERS ID: 3379]	Dr James Macleod
[PERS ID: 3384]	Mrs Macleod (M Leod)

Unique Places linked to this Case

5 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Place		Lechmelm (Leckmelm)	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Specific	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Dundonnell	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Inverness	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

10 found.

Type	Role	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Specific	Place of Writing	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Writing		Inverness	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Writing		Lechmelm (Leckmelm)	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Place of Writing		Dundonnell	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Destination of Letter		Inverness	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Lechmelm (Leckmelm)	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Therapeutic Recommendation		Inverness	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Inverness	North Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain