Tourniquet test is used in daily follow-up of patients with:
(A) Zika virus (B) Dengue virus (C) Chikungunya (D) Swine flu
(B) Ans: B. Dengue virus(Ref: Harrison 19/e p1322)Tourniquet test is used in daily follow up of patients with dengue virusThe tourniquet test (capillary-fragility test):Pa of the new WHO case definition for dengue.The test is a marker of capillary fragility and it can be used as a triage tool to differentiate patients with acute gastroenteritis, for example, from those with dengue.It is a clinical diagnostic method to determine a patient's hemorrhagic tendency, fragility of capillary walls and thrombocytopenia.