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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 38/154
Alt Ref No76
TitlePapers of David Skene: correspondence: Letter from William Cullen to George Skene
Date2 March 1769
Extent1 item
Administrative HistoryWilliam Cullen (1710-1790), chemist and physician
DescriptionLetter from William Cullen, Edinburgh to George Skene in which he discusses a case of hydarthrus that he and David Skene have been treating; he presumes, from the external cause and the lack of the marks of scrophula, that the ailment is topical and should be treated as such; he suggests it should be carefully studied for signs of suppuration; he recommends medicines that may be used; he asks to be kept informed of the progress of the case, 2 March 1769.
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Related MaterialMS 38/42 - 43, 155, 164
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