The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1198] Case Note / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 1775? / (Incoming)
Unsigned case notes about an unnamed male patient whose symptoms date back to 1731. Almost certainly in Cullen's hand, and the marking-up of the alphabetised paragraphs suggests that this might form part of a list of editorial amendments linked to another (untraced) document. No firm evidence of either the date nor authorship but categorised as an incoming document for purposes of database collation. Possibly incomplete but does begin with 'a'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1198 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/298 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 1775? |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Unsigned case notes about an unnamed male patient whose symptoms date back to 1731. Almost certainly in Cullen's hand, and the marking-up of the alphabetised paragraphs suggests that this might form part of a list of editorial amendments linked to another (untraced) document. No firm evidence of either the date nor authorship but categorised as an incoming document for purposes of database collation. Possibly incomplete but does begin with 'a'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:643] |
Case of an unnamed male patient whose symptoms date back to 1731, but the only evidence is very brief notes. |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:1499] | Patient | |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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a and even after he was so well as to go
daily abroad was obliged to take at proper
intervals frequent doses of Rhubarb &
Mercury which always promoted the dis¬
charge of harden'd faeces, during
this period he was likewise often
distrest with headachs. but in time &c
b. which seemed chiefly to be owing
to frequent attacks of sore throat
formerly mentioned, together with the
natural straitness of his Chest.
c. with variety of balsamic medicines
and strengtheners especially different
preparations of Jesuits Bark towards
the decline of each attack
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this valetudinary state of health sometimes
better and sometimes worse, lasted
for several years, by which he was
at last reduced to a milk dyet.
d. . The sweat (↑which↑) continued to flow without
any intermission from four to five
days and from the second day, gra¬
dually broke the force of the fever
till at last it carryed it off, but soon
after being threaten'd with a relapse
a vomit &c —.
e. . towards the beginning of winter
1753 was constantly more or less
disturbed with the pain in the region
of the Liver in a greater degree
than he had been since the 1731,
which by gentle purgatives daily
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small doses of the solution of Sal poly¬
chrest, during the winter and Chelten¬
ham water in the spring were at
last removed. . .
Diplomatic Text
a and even after he was so well as to go
daily abroad was obliged to take at proper
intervals frequent doses of Rhubarb &
Mercury wh always promoted the dis¬
charge of harden'd faeces, during
this period he was likewise often
distrest wth headachs. but in time &c
b. which seemed chiefly to be owing
to frequent attacks of sore throat
formerly mentioned, together wth the
natural straitness of his Chest.
c. wth variety of balsamic medicines
and strengtheners especially different
preparations of Jesuits Bark towards
the decline of each attack
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this valetudinary state of health sometimes
better and sometimes worse, lasted
for several years, by which he was
at last reduced to a milk dyet.
d. . The sweat (↑which↑) continued to flow without
any intermission from four to five
days and from the second day, gra¬
dually broke the force of the fever
till at last it carryed it off, but soon
after being threaten'd wth a relapse
a vomit &c —.
e. . towards the beginning of winter
1753 was constantly more or less
disturbed wth the pain in the region
of the Liver in a greater degree
than he had been since the 1731,
wh by gentle purgatives daily
[Page 3]
small doses of the solution of Sal poly¬
chrest, during the winter and Chelten¬
ham water in the spring were at
last removed. . .
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