When this happens, it is most often from putrefied blood, which causes the brain to swell. Sometimes phlegmon causes the seams to separate and cuts the mesh, so that the head almost splits and cracks. At the same time, the pain intensifies, the eyes become very red and bulge very much; the cheeks also become very red. Sometimes with phlegmon, cusaz occurs, as well as vomiting and nausea due to the participation of the stomach in the disease.
The patient is very fond of lying on his back and is more than always, in contrast to the usual, inclined to lie on his back. In most cases, phlegmon kills on the third day, but if this period passes, there is hope for cure. Know that phlegmon is not a very serious disease; If this were not so, an organ of such composition and as noble as the brain would probably not have endured it. The treatment of phlegmon is the same as the treatment of sarsam, but more powerful. Of great benefit is bloodletting from a vessel located under the tongue, and it is opened after bloodletting from a common vessel and other vessels.