Letter 0629

W. Cheyne to Hans Sloane – August 4, 1700


Item info

Date: August 4, 1700
Author: W. Cheyne
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: f. 42



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Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: Mrs. Cheyne
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description
  • Diagnosis

    Dropsy (back and legs).

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:
    Response:

    Soon it will be Mrs. Cheyne's fourteenth day on Sloane's prescription of (unspecified) pills. After she took the tenth pill, she purged black stools, but the next time when she took pills (six at a time), they did not work. As well, she used to be cold, but now is hot. Her stomach and sleep remain troubled and the swelling remains.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Pain, Hydropsy, Back