Tuberculosis of the endothoracic fascia.

A 13-year-old boy presented with a history of respiratory infection that had progressed for 3 months. A chest X-ray showed pathological findings that suggested endothoracic fascia compromise (Skarby sign). The thorax computerized axial tomography scan revealed multiple opacities in the fascia.

Detection of circulating antibodies to purified protein derivative by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: its potential for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting antibodies to purified protein derivative was evaluated as a rapid method for serodiagnosis of childhood tuberculosis. Its specificity for IgG antibodies was 0.98 as determined in 55 sera from nontuberculous children who showed no significant effect of previous Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination on the production of specific antibodies.