The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:567]: Case of an unnamed male patient recently returned from Jamaica with a cough and fever.
Documents in this case
3 document(s) found in this case.
DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
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[DOC ID:1355] |
Letter from James Ewart concerning the case of an unnamed male patient from Jamaica. Handstamp illegible, but possibly 'Dumfries'. | 29 January 1777 | |||
[DOC ID:3995] |
Reply, 'Mr Ewart C[oncerning] a Jamaica Man'. Brief draft of advice in Latin for James Ewart's Jamaican patient. Cullen recommends blood-letting, an epispasmodic plaister on the painful part of the side, medicines from Coltsfoot, Elder and Gum Arabic, and the wearing of flannel. He advises the Anodynes to be left off except when needed to aid sleep. | 5 February 1777 | |||
[DOC ID:3997] |
Reply, to 'Ewart surgeon in Dumfries C. a Hysteric man & the Jamaica man'. Cullen believes that one patient is hysteric, while the man from Jamaica is in danger of phthisis. He refers to a 'Bark Infusion as in Page 307. for Drysdale' for the hysteria case: this is probably Letter ID 3948, which includes a Bark Infusion recipe. | 9 February 1777 | |||
People involved in this case
5 found.
PERS ID | Full Name |
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[PERS ID: 1674] | Mr |
[PERS ID: 1684] | Mr |
[PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID: 1823] | Miss Elizabeth Drysdale (Betty) |
[PERS ID: 1512] | Mr James Ewart |
Unique Places linked to this Case
4 found.
Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
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Specific | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Place | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Country | Jamaica | West Indies | certain |
Places and role of place
5 found.
Type | Role | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
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Specific | Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Place | Place of Writing | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Place | Destination of Letter | Dumfries | Borders | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
Country | Mentioned / Other | Jamaica | West Indies | certain |