DEP/DUA/1/44/19 (Normalised version)

Peter Paterson

(1788)

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N^o19. Peter Paterson at 25.

Concerning disease of this patient not without apprehension.

Now for several months subjected to affections of rheumatic kind.

And these [derived] origin from [Inflammation]

Hence then cannot be altogether without some dread of Phthisis.

A disease often making great progress before distinctly marked.

But with our patient, no alarming symptom has yet at least taken place.

And seems more an affection of fauces & trachea than of lungs

Accordingly chiefly appears under form of affection of voice, hoarseness, [illegible] or paraphonia.

And inclined to hope that may here consider it as example of Paraphonia Catarrhalis as styled by Sauvages.

Is accordingly from this view of disease that have had recourse to an oily mixture.

For where aphonia or paraphonia removed by any remedy, more by those lubricating fauces than any other.

But at same time having Phthisis in view have also employed Cicuta & Bark.

And in after treatment this part of [disease] will require at least to be constant object of attention.

By effects of these in hopes complaint may be removed.

If not, will thence be best able to judge, what other practices may be employed with prospect of success.