The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2445] From: Mr Colin MacLarty (McLarty, McLertie) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Lieutenant Daniel McKinlay (Patient) / 14 April 1784 / (Incoming)
Letter from Colin MacLarty, concerning the case of Lieutenant Daniel McKinlay of the Navy. Lieutenant McKinlay suffers from an itching skin complaint on his hands and legs. MacLarty relates the complaint appears similar to some kinds of scabies he has observed and lists the medicines he has used in attempt to cure the Lieutenant's complaint.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2445 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1500 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 14 April 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Colin MacLarty, concerning the case of Lieutenant Daniel McKinlay of the Navy. Lieutenant McKinlay suffers from an itching skin complaint on his hands and legs. MacLarty relates the complaint appears similar to some kinds of scabies he has observed and lists the medicines he has used in attempt to cure the Lieutenant's complaint. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1718] |
Case of Lieutenant Daniel McKinlay of the Navy who has an eruption on his hands and thighs resembling scabies. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:3251] | Author | Mr Colin MacLarty (McLarty, McLertie) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:4983] | Patient | Lieutenant Daniel McKinlay |
| [PERS ID:3251] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Colin MacLarty (McLarty, McLertie) |
| [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 | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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Greenock 4th. April 1784
Sir
This will be delivered to you by
Lieut. Daniel McKinlay of the Navy, who
has been for a few days past under my care, but
as business obliged him to go to Edinburgh I have
advised him to embrace this opportunity of
obtaining your advice and opinion of his case
of which I consider it my duty to give what
little information I can - About ten or twelve
days ago Mr. Mc. Kinlay applied to me, on
account of an eruption upon his hands & thighs,
which did not appear dissimilar to some kinds of
Scabies (which) I had seen = He inform'd me that
immediately before his arrival here he had
undergone a Mercurial course join'd with the
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decoctum Lignorum, but did not perceive any
advantage from them, this circumstance, together
with the itching and appearance, induced me to
make trial of the Unguent of Sulphur, and internally I
ordered a powder of Cream of Tartar & Flowers of Sulphur as
much to be taken once a day as would keep the
body gently open - from this Course he has so far
reaped benefit that his hands are now perfectly
well, but I am sorry to observe that his thighs
continue still as bad as ever, only the itching is
entirely gone, whether the present inflammation is
supported by any particular diathesis or only the
consequence of the preceding heat, & repeated
excoriation I leave to be determined by your better
judgement, this much, however, I conceived it
incumbent upon me to do, as the Gentleman is
shortly to change his condition, and perhaps, I
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may have considered the matter more slight
than it merited -- I have the honor to be
with much respect -
Your most
Obedient Servant
Colin MacLarty
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Doctor Cullen
Lieut. Danl. McKinlay
April 1784
V. XVI P.11
Diplomatic Text
Greenock 4th. April 1784
Sir
This will be delivered to you by
Lieut. Daniel McKinlay of the Navy, who
has been for a few days past under my care, but
as business obliged him to go to Edinr. I have
advised him to embrace this opportunity of
obtaining your advice and opinion of his case
of which I consider it my duty to give what
little information I can - About ten or twelve
days ago Mr. Mc. Kinlay applied to me, on
account of an eruption upon his hands & thighs,
which did not appear dissimilar to some kinds of
Scabies (which) I had seen = He inform'd me that
immediately before his arrival here he had
undergone a Mercurial course join'd with the
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decoctum Lignorum, but did not perceive any
advantage from them, this circumstance, together
with the itching and appearance, induced me to
make trial of the Ungt. Sulph., and internally I
ordered a powder of Crem. Tart. & Flor. Sulph. as
much to be taken once a day as would keep the
body gently open - from this Course he has so far
reaped benefit that his hands are now perfectly
well, but I am sorry to observe that his thighs
continue still as bad as ever, only the itching is
entirely gone, whether the present inflammation is
supported by any particular diathesis or only the
consequence of the preceding heat, & repeated
excoriation I leave to be determined by your better
judgement, this much, however, I conceived it
incumbent upon me to do, as the Gentleman is
shortly to change his condition, and perhaps, I
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may have considered the matter more slight
than it merited -- I have the honor to be
with much respect -
Your most
Obt. Servt
Colin MacLarty
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Doctor Cullen
Lieut. Danl. McKinlay
April 1784
V. XVI P.11
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