A 24-year-old backpacker returns from Bali with fever, severe myalgia and retro-orbital pain. Platelets are 62 x 10^9/L, haematocrit is rising and

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A 24-year-old backpacker returns from Bali with fever, severe myalgia and retro-orbital pain. Platelets are 62 x 10^9/L, haematocrit is rising and transaminases are mildly elevated. There is no malaria on repeated films and symptoms began 3 days ago. What is the most appropriate investigation?

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Dengue NS1 antigen or PCR testing

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Echocardiography

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Sputum acid-fast bacilli culture

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Serum cryptococcal antigen

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Urinary pneumococcal antigen

Dengue fever — RACP Written MCQ

A 24-year-old backpacker returns from Bali with fever, severe myalgia and retro-orbital pain. Platelets are 62 x 10^9/L, haematocrit is rising and transaminases are mildly elevated. There is no malaria on repeated films and symptoms began 3 days ago. What is the most appropriate investigation?