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

 

[ID:3885] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Andrew Liddell (Liddle) / Regarding: Mrs ('the Lady' ) (Patient) / 2 August 1776 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'To Mr [Andrew] Liddell C. __', concerning the best treatment for a cancerous tumour in an unnamed female patient.

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DOC ID 3885
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/7/106
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date2 August 1776
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen Yes
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'To Mr [Andrew] Liddell C. __', concerning the best treatment for a cancerous tumour in an unnamed female patient.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:241]
Case of Mrs L, who 'suffered very great & long fatigue attending a sick Husband' some years ago, and has 'seldom been free from Stomach complaints' since; she also has a vaginal discharge and a tumour in her breast.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:339]AddresseeMr Andrew Liddell (Liddle)
[PERS ID:3611]PatientMrs ('the Lady' )
[PERS ID:339]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Andrew Liddell (Liddle)

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Place of Writing Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Thurso North Highlands Scotland Europe inferred

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To Mr Liddell C. ---
Sir

All the Ladies ailments seem to depend upon the cance¬
rous
tumour affecting the whole of her left side. & even
to that I impute the loss of sight of her left eye. What we can
do for her must be by correcting or evacuating this
corrosive tumour & in some measure by obviating the
Effects of it. I have been long persuaded that the Cicuta
has some power in correcting the cancerous tumour &
therefore think your Lady may be the better for returning
to the use of it & it will now be of more service as she had
intermitted for so long a time, but for the same reason
you must begin with a small dose. Another means
of rendering the tumour mild may be the use of milk
I would have her diet consist of that with Farinacea alone
but with any kind of the Latter theLady likes best. --
Avoid every kind of animal food & also the more
ascescent vegetables roots & greens & fruits. It may be of
Service for the Lady to take largely of a Decoction of the Folium
Tussilag
sweatened with Liquorice as I've formerly directed you.
Tho the feverish attacks have not appeared for a fortnight
past it is much to be feared they may return again & of ye do at
any seeming stated periods without very entire intervals, I would have you
try some bark. I speak of this conditionally but if there was no
cough I should advise it positively now I have it to your discretion
↑to use it↑ in ease of a manifestly intermitting disease, but be cautious
in case it seems to increase the cough. There is nothing would be a
greater blessing to this Lady than her bearing Opiates & [these?] must
upon ocassion still be tried but their bringing Dyspnoea
must restrain their use. These are the means for correcting the
Can -- tumour or for obviating its effect; but there is something
also to be hoped for from evacuating a part of the same &
therefore I think the Issues you have put, proper & a cooling
Laxative
now & then is likely to be of service.

Edinburgh 2d August 1776
William Cullen.

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To Mr Liddell C. ---
Sir

All ye Ladies ailments seem to depend upon ye cance¬
rous
tumour affectg ye whole of her left side. & even
to yt I impute ye loss of sight of her left eye. What we can
do for her must be by correcting or evacuating ys
corrosive tumour & in some measure by obviating ye
Effects of it. I have been long persuaded yt ye Cicuta
has some power in correcting ye cancerous tumour &
therefore think yr Lady may be ye better for returng
to ye use of it & it will now be of more service as she had
intermitted for so long a time, but for ye same reason
you must begin wt a small dose. Another means
of rendering ye tumour mild may be ye use of milk
I would have her diet consist of yt wt Farinacea alone
but wt any kind of ye Latter yeLady likes best. --
Avoid every kind of animal food & also ye more
ascescent vegetables roots & greens & fruits. It may be of
Service for ye L/ to take largely of a Decoction of ye Fol.
Tussilag
sweatend. wt Liquorice as I've formerly directed you.
Tho ye feverish attacks have not appeared for a fortnight
past it is mc to be feared they may return again & of ye do at
any seemg. stated periods wt very entire intervals, I wd have you
try some bark. I speak of ys conditionally but if there was no
cough I should advise it positively now I have it to yr discretn
↑to use it↑ in ease of a manifestly intermitting disease, but be cautious
in case it seems to increase ye cough. There is nothing wd be a
greater blessing to ys Lady than her bearing Opiates & [te?] must
upon ocassion still be tried but their bringing Dyspnoea
must restrain their use. These are ye means for correcting ye
Can -- tumour or for obviating its effect; but there is someg
also to be hoped for from evacuating a part of ye same &
therefore I think ye Issues you have put, proper & a cooling
Laxative
now & then is likely to be of service.

Edinr. 2d August 1776
Wm. Cullen.

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