Medical Dictionary
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Rum·pel–Leede test Pronunciation:
'rum-pel-'lEd- Function:
noun : a test in which the increased bleeding tendency characteristic ofvarious disorders (as scarlet fever and thrombocytopenia) is indicated by the formation of multiple petechiae on the forearm following application of a tourniquet to the upper arm
Rumpel,
Theodor (1862–1923), German physician. Rumpel was the first to discover that in a patient with scarlet fever petechiae appear when the arm is constricted. He recorded hisobservation in 1909.
Leede,
Carl Stockbridge (1882–1964), American physician. Leede published independently a description of the Rumpel-Leede test in 1911.
