Tourniquet Test Positive, High Fever and a Pediatric Case of Swine Flu

Swine flu is the present problem of the world. in the tropical countries, swine flu is still pandemic.the author hereby reports and discusses on a pediatric case of swine flu. the case is a 7 yearold boy (body weight 28 kg) presenting to the primary care center in bangkok, thailand with the complaint of high fever, non productive cough, nausea, vomiting and malaise. his body temperature was 39.2 °c. his throat was red and lung clear. the attending physician performed tourniquet test and got positive result. the boy was referred to the hospital for further proper management. at the hospital, complete blood count was done and no thrombocytopenia could be detected. in this case, the finalized diagnosis as swine flu was derived. the real time pcr test was done to confirm new h1n1 influenza virus infection (confirmation was performed at thai department of medical science).