منابع مشابه
[Use of the tourniquet test in diagnosing dengue-like syndrome].
A 26-year-old nurse presented with a three-day history of sudden onset of pyrexia of 39 °C, malaise, and a patchy maculopapular rash, after returning from a monthlong work in Senegal. A tourniquet was applied to help locate the vein for diagnostic blood sampling. After the procedure, a petechial rash erupted with a demarcation line below the level of the tourniquet. A diagnostic test for dengue...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2165-8048
DOI: 10.4172/2165-8048.1000i101