[Tietze's syndrome. Xerographic contribution]

Xeroradiography of the anterior thoracic wall was performed on 7 patients with Tietze's syndrome. This technique gave a good representation of the rib cartilages which are enlarged in this disease. The complete imaging of all the structures of the thoracic wall allowed also to exclude other possible causes of soft tissue swelling, tumoral growths as first. Xeroradiography is held to be a first-choice examination in Tietze's syndrome.