Letter 0079

Elizabeth Isted to Hans Sloane – June 4, 1722


Item info

Date: June 4, 1722
Author: Elizabeth Isted
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: ff. 338-339



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Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A Elizabeth Isted
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    She describes herself as having a humor in her left cheek after a fever two years past.

  • Diagnosis

    She self diagnoses herself as suffering from St. Anthony's Fire.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:

    She is anointing her face with the "Pomatum" her grandmother (Sloane's wife) sent her as well as cream of Tansy and the waters that Sloane ordered.


    Response:

    She is feeling no better and wants Sloane's advice as what to do next.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Eyes, Skin ailments, Flushing