[Neuroseptic form of listeriosis in a 19-year-old man].

Information on the spread of listeriosis, enzymatic and immunological properties of the genus Listeria are given. Morphology and clinical course of the neuro-septic form of listeriosis in a man of 19, is described. The disease developed rapidly and resulted in the patient's death due to destructive encephalitis in the region of paraventricular parts of the brain and cerebellum destruction. Acute monocytic (histiocytic) granulomas are found in the internal organs.