The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:623] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Armitstead / Regarding: Mr Stringfellows (Patient) / August? 1782? / (Outgoing)
Reply to Dr Armstead about the case of Mr Stringfellows, which Cullen considers 'an intriguing one'. He believes it to be 'a local affection and purely an affection of the skin owing perhaps to an hereditary confirmation', and suggests continued bathing, mezereon, and electricity.
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Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 623 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/108 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | August? 1782? |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply to Dr Armstead about the case of Mr Stringfellows, which Cullen considers 'an intriguing one'. He believes it to be 'a local affection and purely an affection of the skin owing perhaps to an hereditary confirmation', and suggests continued bathing, mezereon, and electricity. |
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:1545] |
Case of Mr Stringfellows who has a skin condition. |
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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:4061] | Addressee | Dr John Armitstead |
[PERS ID:5267] | Patient | Mr Stringfellows |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:4061] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr John Armitstead |
[PERS ID:5268] | Other | Mr Alison |
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 |
Therapeutic Recommendation | Harrogate | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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