[Mantoux test: what threshold? For what purpose?].

The tuberculin skin test (TST) is a widely used diagnostic test, but its interpretation depends on the cut-off used for positivity. This study determined the threshold value of positivity of TST when screening for tuberculosis infection and when directly diagnosing tuberculosis disease. We conducted a prospective study over 2 years among 174 patients with confirmed tuberculosis and 205 healthy controls recruited at Moulay Youssef Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.

[Intracardiac thrombus and pulmonary artery aneurysm in Behcet's disease].

Unlabelled: Intracardiac thrombus is a rare manifestation of Behcet's disease.

Observation: we report the case of a 60 year old male patient with Behçet's disease who presented with dyspnea and haemoptysis. CT angiography and echocardiography was performed allowing the identification of right heart thrombus associated with pulmonary artery aneurysm.

[Echography in tuberculosis of the full abdominal viscera].

109 cases of abdominal tuberculosis are reported and sonographic data are described in 25 cases with renal lesions, 30 cases with ganglionic lesions, 8 cases with hepatic lesions and 6 cases with splenic lesions. The lesions are not specific.