DEP/DUA/1/47/34 (Normalised version)

Alison Wallace

1789

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No22 December 29^th. 1789.

Alison Wallace at 14 has her legs & arms as well as a great part of the trunk of her body, covered with a dry scabby eruption appearing in spots of different sizes. The white scales often fall off leaving the parts below of a red & raw appearance; but in a few days the scales are again renewed. Her eyes are very tender & she is sometimes affected with giddiness & sickness.

All the functions are in the natural state.

The eruption first appeared about six months ago, when a small spot not larger than a shilling was noticed on her arm. It has since extended in blotches over almost every part of the surface.

She has used no remedies.

Hab. Ungt. Citrin mol. ℥ii.

illin. p. app. affectis. nec non suc

Antim crud. ppt. ʒp. bis indies.

January 9.

Has continued her medicines regularly without any inconvenience. And the eruption is rather diminished. Where the scales fall off, there seems to be less tendency, to the renewal of this than formerly.

Cont. Med. u. a.

16

Had at first some sweating from her powders. Of late however they have occasioned only sickness at stomach but without vomiting. Eruption much as before.

Cont. Med. u. a.

23.

Eruption much as before & she is still at times affected with sickness at stomach.

Cont. Med. u. a.

30

There seems to be no change on the eruption, & no fresh spots have of late appeared.

Cont. Med. u. a.

February 6

Eruption as before

Cont. Med. u. a.

13

Eruption much as before & she has still some slight sickness after her powders. Cont. Med u. a. sed cap. dos. Antim crud ter de die.

20

Eruption as formerly

Cont. Med

27

Has frequently considerable sickness & sometimes vomiting from her powders, particularly after the morning dose. The eruption on her arms continues much as before, but that on her face & legs is somewhat diminished.

Cont. Med. u. a.