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Tourniquet test is for the diagnosis of

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Diphtheria
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Break bone fever
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AIDS
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Hepatitis A
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Solution

The correct option is D Break bone fever
Tourniquet test determines the capillary fragility. It is a clinical diagnostic method to determine a patient's haemorrhagic tendency. It assesses fragility of capillary walls and is used to identify thrombocytopenia (reduced platelet count). This test is used for the diagnosis of dengue fever, also called as breakbone fever.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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