Letter 0895

Patient Details

• Patient info
  Name: Mr. Greg
  Gender:
  Age:
• Description

  Near the end of his life Greg's brother became nothing but skin and bones. He desired to be opened after his death, a description of which follows: the stomach was very black and full of blood and water. The liver and kidneys were full of hard lumps and knots.

• Diagnosis

  Initially; griping and pain in his stomach; stomach was so weak that he vomited all he ingested. Later: Violent back pain, sand, gravel, fever, spitting, emaciation, swollen belly, and leg issues.

• Treatment
  Previous Treatment:

  Dr MacCulotch gave him something to keep him from vomiting. He attempted to 'treat accordingly' for gravel.

  
  Ongoing Treatment:
  Response:

  Anti-emetics led to regaining his 'appetite and nature', but he subsequently suffered from violent back pain and voided sand. No success in MacCulotch's attempts to treat the gravel.

• More information
• Medical problem reference
  Pleurisie, Pain, Fevers, Back, Wasting, Urinary, Stomach, Pain, Liver, Fevers, Hydropsy