Two forms of encephalitis in opportunistic toxoplasmosis.

Two adult patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy experienced toxoplasma cerebritis. In one, the brain findings were typical of this form of the disease in adults, but the clinical features and brain lesions of the other were atypical, and had some resemblance to those seen in congenital toxoplasmosis. It is suggested that two patterns of encephalitis can occur in opportunistic toxoplasma infections, a common form with random foci of gland necrosis associated with numerous intracerebral organisms, and another with vascular lesions and periventricular necrosis.

Day-to-day weight changes in young men.

1. Body weight changes from day-to-day have been recorded in 140 young soldiers. A total of 2087 weight changes were examined, and 32% of these represented changes of 0.