The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2108] From: Mr Thomas Mack / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss (Patient) / 5 December 1781 / (Incoming)
Letter from Thomas Mack, concerning a three-year-old girl with a 'swelling upon the region of the stomach which increases to a very great hight so as to render it necessary to unloose her stays and other cloaths'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2108 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1183 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 5 December 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Thomas Mack, concerning a three-year-old girl with a 'swelling upon the region of the stomach which increases to a very great hight so as to render it necessary to unloose her stays and other cloaths'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | Yes |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1322] |
Case of a three year old girl with a swollen stomach region. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:197] | Author | Mr Thomas Mack |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:4927] | Patient | Miss |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:197] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Thomas Mack |
| [PERS ID:4928] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Mr |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place of Handstamp | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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Sir
I am aquested by a gentleman in this
country to state the case of his daughter for your opinion? - She is
three years of age 1 , of a delicate constitution, & has once or twice been subject
to a slight hectic fever, but has been free of that complaint for several months.
the symptoms that alarms the family most at present is a swelling upon the
region of the stomach which increases to a very great hight so as to render it
necessary to unloose her stays and other cloaths - when the swelling continues
she is tolerabley easy, her breathing free, but complains of a pain in her belly
& that but slightly, her appetite is tolerable, sleeps in her usual way, & her
discharge by stool & urine both are very regular, some time ago when she had
the hectic complaint I have mentioned her keeper 2 told us that she voided some
worms which by her description I find to have been ↑of↑ the Ascarides kind but at
present she has no symptom of that sort the swelling frequently comes on towards
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evening and is subsided in the morning but not all together; the family have
supposed that it might be owing to a collection of water but by applying the
palm of my hand to the one side of the swelling & popping my fingers on the
other I have not been able to discover any fluctuation or if were water can I
possibly account for its sudden absorption and its equaly sudden return, I
have rather refered it to some injury the coats of the stomach my have received
and a habit in general relaxed, with a view to obviate these circumstances I have
ordered her regular exercise in the carriage the use of sound port wine in small
quantitys & a powder twice ↑a day↑ with a small quantity of steel Rhubarb & cinnamon
her diet which used chiefly to consist of broths I have changed in some degree
by allowing her less broth a little animal food at dinner and light pudding
but as these regulations has not been so successful as I wished would be glad
to be favoured with your opinion on the subject. I am with great respect
Sir
Your most Obedient servant
Thos. Macks
Berwick
5th. December 1781
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Doctor Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr Mack
Concerning a young Lady
Concerning 1781
V. XIII. p. 229
Diplomatic Text
Sir
I am aquested by a gentleman in this
country to state the case of his daughter for your opinion? - She is
three years of age 1 , of a delicate constitution, & has once or twice been subject
to a slight hectic fever, but has been free of that complaint for several months.
the symptoms that alarms the family most at present is a swelling upon the
region of the stomach which increases to a very great hight so as to render it
necessary to unloose her stays and other cloaths - when the swelling continues
she is tolerabley easy, her breathing free, but complains of a pain in her belly
& that but slightly, her appetite is tolerable, sleeps in her usual way, & her
discharge by stool & urine both are very regular, some time ago when she had
the hectic complaint I have mentioned her keeper 2 told us that she voided some
worms which by her description I find to have been ↑of↑ the Ascarides kind but at
present she has no symptom of that sort the swelling frequently comes on towards
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evening and is subsided in the morning but not all together; the family have
supposed that it might be owing to a collection of water but by applying the
palm of my hand to the one side of the swelling & popping my fingers on the
other I have not been able to discover any fluctuation or if were water can I
possibly account for its sudden absorption and its equaly sudden return, I
have rather refered it to some injury the coats of the stomach my have received
and a habit in general relaxed, with a view to obviate these circumstances I have
ordered her regular exercise in the carriage the use of sound port wine in small
quantitys & a powder twice ↑a day↑ with a small quantity of steel Rhubarb & cinnamon
her diet which used chiefly to consist of broths I have changed in some degree
by allowing her less broth a little animal food at dinner and light pudding
but as these regulations has not been so successful as I wished would be glad
to be favoured with your opinion on the subject. I am with great respect
Sir
Your most Obedient servt.
Thos. Macks
Berwick
5th. December 1781
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Doctor Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh
Mr Mack
C. a young Lady
Decr. 1781
V. XIII. p. 229
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