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

 

[ID:4141] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / Regarding: Mrs Gordon (Patient) / 17 September 1777? / (Outgoing)

Reply to 'Dr Gilchrist', concerning Mrs Gordon, whose tumour is probably terminal.

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FieldData
DOC ID 4141
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/9/114
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date17 September 1777?
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply to 'Dr Gilchrist', concerning Mrs Gordon, whose tumour is probably terminal.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:811]
 Case of Mrs Gordon who has a serious 'visceral obstruction' which Cullen thinks may be a tumour, ovarian in origin.
 5


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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:115]AddresseeDr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch)
[PERS ID:1316]PatientMrs Gordon (of Craigmil(?))
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:115]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch)

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Place of Writing Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe inferred
Destination of Letter Dumfries Borders Scotland Europe inferred

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Dr Gilchrist-


Itis not uncommon for Physconia to produce Ascites & therefore
nothing extraordinary has happened to Mrs Gordon. You did right
in tapping & particularly on the right side. The probability is
that the swelling on the left side is not an incysted watery tumour
but something of a Solid growth. & I should think the opening
of it extremely dangerous. With respect to what is furthur to be
done for Mrs Gordon, I believe there is nothing at all as I sus¬
pect the feverish state she was in, when you wrote, may have put
an end to her before this comes to your hand. If it should be
otherwise, the Indications are to resolve the Tumour, & in the mean¬
time prevent the renewal of the Ascites.- How either of these
are to be answerd I cannot readily tell, but you must ↑try↑ [Circutæ?]
Cream of Tartar Squills or if you will Scammony to keep
the Patient at least in tranquility while she lives.

Septr 17th
W C

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Dr Gilchrist-


Itis not uncommon for Physconia to produce Ascites & therefore
nothing extraordinary has happened to Mrs Gordon. You did right
in tapping & particularly on the right side. The probability is
that the swelling on the left side is not an incysted watery tumour
but something of a Solid growth. & I should think the opening
of it extremely dangerous. With respect to what is furthur to be
done for Mrs Gordon, I believe there is nothing at all as I sus¬
pect the feverish state she was in, when you wrote, may have put
an end to her before this comes to your hand. If it should be
otherwise, the Indications are to resolve the Tumour, & in the mean¬
time prevent the renewal of the Ascites.- How either of these
are to be answerd I cannot readily tell, but you must ↑try↑ [Circutæ?]
Cream of Tartar Squills or if you will Scammony to keep
the Patient at least in tranquility while she lives.

Septr 17th
W C

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