Cullen

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

 

[Case ID:703]: Case of A. B., a 36-year-old woman with 'Lameness in the right Limb, with weakness, pain & spasms in the right hip extending from thence to the outside of the knee'.

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:1258] 
Letter from Mr Townsend presenting the case of 'A. B.', a 36-year-old woman with 'Lameness in the right Limb, with weakness, pain & spasms in the right hip extending from thence to the outside of the knee'.22? March 1776
 
[DOC ID:3789] 
Reply concerning,'The Case of A B' , identified elsewhere as a woman aged thirty-six whose case is reported by a Mr Townsend. She is diagnosed as having a 'constitutional irritability'.28 March 1776
 

People involved in this case

4 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 2054] (A.B.)
[PERS ID: 1922] Dr Walter Chittick
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 2053] Reverend Townsend

Unique Places linked to this Case

2 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred

Places and role of place

2 found.

TypeRoleSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificPlace of WritingCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred