
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5368] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Joseph Losh / Regarding: Mrs (Patient) / 6 December 1786 / (Outgoing)
Letter to Mr J. Losh concerning an unnamed female patient suffering vaginal discharge and abdominal swelling following childbirth, in response to a letter sent on the 2nd. Cullen thinks the patient is curable, and recommends the use of cicuta and an injection of corrosive sublimate solution.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 5368 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/19/179 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 6 December 1786 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine scribal copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Letter to Mr J. Losh concerning an unnamed female patient suffering vaginal discharge and abdominal swelling following childbirth, in response to a letter sent on the 2nd. Cullen thinks the patient is curable, and recommends the use of cicuta and an injection of corrosive sublimate solution. |
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:1971] |
Case of an unnamed female patient who has complications after giving birth, as reported by Joseph Losh. |
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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:4397] | Addressee | Mr Joseph Losh |
[PERS ID:4398] | Patient | Mrs |
[PERS ID:4397] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Joseph Losh |
[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 | Carlisle | North-West | England | Europe | inferred |
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