The Cullen Project | [Case ID:471]: Case of Mr Alexander Craig who has swollen legs.

[Case ID:471]: Case of Mr Alexander Craig who has swollen legs.

Documents in this case

3 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:4582]	Reply, 'Dr Stevenson C(oncerning) Mr A. Craig', whose condition Cullen believes to be 'a Species of Dr Heberdens Angina Pectoris'. He suggests using Ã†ther.	3 March 1780

[DOC ID:4587]	Reply, to Dr Stevenson, headed 'For Mr Alexr. Craig'. Cullen (addressing Dr Stevenson), writes that 'I can think of no cause of his anasarca but an obstruction of the Vena Cava or of a considerable portion of the Lymphatic glands which may happen in an originally scrophulous constitution'. He suggests some medicines.	21 March 1780

[DOC ID:4591]	Reply, 'Dr Stevenson C[oncerning] Mr Craig'. Cullen does not advise blistering anasarcous legs, but does not yet think it is time to puncture. He discusses several remedies, and encloses a recipe.	3 April 1780

People involved in this case

4 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 3013]	Mr Alexander Craig
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 997]	Dr William Heberden
[PERS ID: 563]	Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn )

Unique Places linked to this Case

2 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		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred

Places and role of place

2 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	Destination of Letter		Glasgow	Glasgow and West	Scotland	Europe	inferred