The Cullen Project | [Case ID:2426]: Case of an unnamed thirty year old female patient suffering from headaches, loss of appetite, disordered stomach, suppressed menstruation and melancholy.

[Case ID:2426]: Case of an unnamed thirty year old female patient suffering from headaches, loss of appetite, disordered stomach, suppressed menstruation and melancholy.

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:3295]	Letter from John Walker in Kirkcudbright, concerning the case of an unnamed 30-year-old woman. She is unmarried, and has a history of headaches and dyspepsia. Now she is suffering from suppressed menstruation (3 months) and 'melancholy', wandering off for six miles in 'a delirium'. He has attempted to promote menstruation with pediluvia, steaming and purgatives.	12 January 1788

[DOC ID:5596]	Reply to Mr Walker concerning an unnamed female patient. Reply to Doc ID 3295.	16 January 1788

People involved in this case

3 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 5438]	Miss
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 838]	Mr John Walker

Unique Places linked to this Case

3 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Specific	Cullen's House / Mint Close	Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Kirkcudbright	Borders	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred

Places and role of place

4 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		Kirkcudbright	Borders	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	inferred
Place	Destination of Letter		Kirkcudbright	Borders	Scotland	Europe	certain