The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:483] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Davidson (Patient) / 8 April 1773 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Davidson', discussing her continued treatment for a hectic fever whose origin remains a mystery.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 483 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/3/60 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 8 April 1773 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss Davidson', discussing her continued treatment for a hectic fever whose origin remains a mystery. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:415] |
Case of Miss Davidson with a 'hectic' fever (may be same patient as Case 805). |
1 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:246] | Patient | Miss Davidson |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Eyemouth (Eymouth) | Borders | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Miss Davidson
In spite of your pointing out thursday as the day of the fly
I allowed Friday to run in my head as the day of the fly. 1 I am sorry to find
Miss Davidson continues ill & that her ailments are still of a doubtfull kind.
If she is truly hectic I am very much afraid of the event because be the Origo Mali 2
where it may, it is seldom in our power to remeday it. The most probable seat
of the disease is in the Mesentery & it is as difficult as an to mend as any
part of the System. While the disease is within the bounds of cure.
I believe that Mercury is the most promising but when a hectic is truly
come on I have never found it usefull & commonly mischievous. I cannot
therefore join you in proposing a new trial of the Mercury nor can I insist
on the Strengthening course I formerly proposed tho I do not believe that the
Columba had any share in bringing on looseness as it would have come on
tho such medicine had not been given. I will now offer but one advice which
you may not thnk of much consequence. but I have found it of singular
power in resolving of lymphatic tumors. It is the juice of the leaves of
Tussilago which you will soon have access to. I give it from two to four ounces
as the stomach bears it. two or three times a day. It is not very ↑dis↑ agreable
but it may be made more agreable by a little Sugar. In the Mean time a
slight Chalybeate may be employed or in consideration of the diarrhoea some
light astringent may be joined with it that has no Stimulus in joined
such I think is the terra Japonica I doubt if the bark is so. &c.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Davidson
In spite of your pointing out thursday as the day of the fly
I allowed Friday to run in my head as the day of the fly. 1 I am sorry to find
Miss Davidson conts ill & that her ailments are still of a doubtfull kind.
If she is truly hectic I am very much afraid of the event because be the Origo Mali 2
where it may, it is seldom in our power to remeday it. The most probable seat
of the disease is in the Mesentery & it is as difficult as an to mend as any
part of the System. While the disease is within the bounds of cure.
I believe that Mercury is the most promising but when a hectic is truly
come on I have never found it usefull & commonly mischievous. I cannot
therefore join you in proposing a new trial of the Mercury nor can I insist
on the Strengthening course I formerly proposed tho I do not believe that the
Columba had any share in bringing on looseness as it would have come on
tho such medicine had not been given. I will now offer but one advice wc
you may not thnk of much consequence. but I have found it of singular
power in resolving of lymphatic tumors. It is the juice of the leaves of
Tussilago wc you will soon have access to. I give it from two to four ounces
as the stomach bears it. two or three times a day. It is not very ↑dis↑ agreable
but it may be made more agreable by a little Sugar. In the Mean time a
slight Chalybeate may be employed or in consideration of the diarrhoea some
light astringent may be joined with it that has no Stimulus in joined
such I think is the terra Japonica I doubt if the bark is so. &c.
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