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  2. Tourniquet test - Wikipedia

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    The test was once part of the World Health Organization (WHO) algorithm for diagnosis of dengue fever, [3] however it is no longer used in the latest WHO guidance. [4] Studies have shown that the tourniquet test has low predictive value for dengue fever and should be used in conjunction with other tests for a reliable diagnosis. [5] [6] [7] [8]

  3. Hess test - Wikipedia

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    The Hess test or Rumpel-Leede test is a medical test used to assess capillary fragility. [1] It is also called the Tourniquet test.. To perform the test, pressure is applied to the forearm with a blood pressure cuff inflated to between systolic and diastolic blood pressure for 10 minutes.

  4. Rumpel–Leede sign - Wikipedia

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    The Rumpel–Leede sign is a historical exam for Dengue fever and scurvy. It presents as a distal shower of petechiae that occurs after the release of pressure from a tourniquet or sphygmomanometer. [1]: 824 [2] The blood pressure cuff should be inflated to a pressure between the systolic and diastolic pressures and kept inflated for 5 minutes.

  5. What to know about dengue fever: Symptoms, how to stay ... - AOL

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    For perspective, there have been 2,559 cases of dengue fever reported in U.S. states and territories since the start of 2024, per the CDC. A large majority of those (1,724) were reported in Puerto ...

  6. Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the ...

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    Latin America is experiencing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record. Case numbers in the first 4 ½ months of 2024 are already 238% higher than they were by this time last year, which itself ...

  7. Dengue fever - Wikipedia

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    Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by dengue virus, prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. It is frequently asymptomatic ; if symptoms appear they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection.

  8. CDC warns of increased risk of dengue fever infections. Here ...

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    There have been more than twice as many cases of dengue fever across North, South and Central America — more than 9.7 million — in the first half of 2024 than there were in all of 2023, ...

  9. Dengue fever (UK: / ˈ d ɛ ŋ ɡ eɪ / or US: / ˈ d ɛ ŋ ɡ iː /), also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Symptoms include fever , headache , myalgias and arthralgias , and a characteristic skin rash that is similar to measles .

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