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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:232] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Richard Harris / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 10 December 1781 / (Outgoing)

Reply in which Cullen is eager to assist 'my old pupil Dr Harris', regarding a case communicated by Mr Dudley of a female patient with a possible disease at the neck of the bladder.

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DOC ID 232
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/14/118
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date10 December 1781
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Summary Reply in which Cullen is eager to assist 'my old pupil Dr Harris', regarding a case communicated by Mr Dudley of a female patient with a possible disease at the neck of the bladder.
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[Case ID:1431]
Case of an unnamed female patient with a bladder disorder reported by Mr Dudley on behalf of Dr Richard Harris.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:199]AddresseeDr Richard Harris
[PERS ID:4829]Patient
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:199]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr Richard Harris
[PERS ID:4828]OtherMr Dudley

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Clonmel South Ireland Ireland Europe inferred
Mentioned / Other Ireland Europe certain

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Dr Harris. Ireland.


I have very carefully considered the case com¬
municated by Mr Dudley and most willingly give all the
assistance I can to my old pupil Dr Harris.


I think the disease has been originally an hemorrhoidal
affection
at length communicated to the neck of the bladder.
But I cannot at present enter into any particular dis¬
cussion and must confine myself to point out the remedies
which I have found to be singularly usefull in such a
case.


Let the Lady take three doses of Uva Ursi in
powder every day beginning with half a dram for a dose
but increasing it gradually till she can take a dram
and continuing this for two or three weeks.


At the same time let her take every night at
bedtime a dose of Balsam of Capivi beginning with
thirty drops and increasing gradually to sixty. It is
↑best↑ taken dropt on powdered sugar and after being stirred




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that a little water is to be poured on and ↑after↑ stirring that
with the sugar it is to drank off.


With these medicines a cool diet is necessary, and
at least a full diet would be very improper.


The medicines very often keep the belly regular but
if they do not a laxative must be employed and the Oleum
ricini
or flores sulphuris are the most proper but neither
Aloes nor Rhubarb are such.

William Cullene

Edinburgh 10th. December
1781

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Dr Harris. Ireland.


I have very carefully considered the case com¬
municated by Mr Dudley and most willingly give all the
assistance I can to my old pupil Dr Harris.


I think the disease has been originally an hemorrhoidal
affection
at length communicated to the neck of the bladder.
But I cannot at present enter into any particular dis¬
cussion and must confine myself to point out the remedies
which I have found to be singularly usefull in such a
case.


Let the Lady take three doses of Uva Ursi in
powder every day beginning with half a dram for a dose
but increasing it gradually till she can take a dram
and continuing this for two or three weeks.


At the same time let her take every night at
bedtime a dose of Balsam of Capivi beginning with
thirty drops and increasing gradually to sixty. It is
↑best↑ taken dropt on powdered sugar and after being stirred




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that a little water is to be poured on and ↑after↑ stirring that
with the sugar it is to drank off.


With these medicines a cool diet is necessary, and
at least a full diet would be very improper.


The medicines very often keep the belly regular but
if they do not a laxative must be employed and the Oleum
ricini
or flores sulphuris are the most proper but neither
Aloes nor Rhubarb are such.

William Cullene

Edinr. 10th. Decr.
1781

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