The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:663] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr James Gordon (Patient) / 9 November 1782 / (Outgoing)
Reply concerning the case of Mr Gordon of Glastinum. Cullen confirms his earlier opinion that the case is one of atonic gout, and gives advice with the caveat that 'In all such cases at a distance much mut be left to the discretion of the practitioners upon the spot'.
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Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 663 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/148 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 9 November 1782 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | Yes |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply concerning the case of Mr Gordon of Glastinum. Cullen confirms his earlier opinion that the case is one of atonic gout, and gives advice with the caveat that 'In all such cases at a distance much mut be left to the discretion of the practitioners upon the spot'. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:582] |
Case of James Gordon of Glastirum who has a tumour. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5228] | Patient | Mr James Gordon |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Glastirum | East Highlands | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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