epidemic pleurodynia

pleurodynia /pleu·ro·dyn·ia/ (-din´e-ah)

1. pain in the pleural cavity.

2. costalgia (2).

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epidemic pleurodynia  an epidemic disease due to coxsackievirus B, marked by sudden violent pain in the chest, fever, and a tendency toward recrudescence on the third day.

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epidemic pleurodynia

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An epidemic disease caused by a coxsackievirus, characterized by paroxysmal pain in the lower chest and accompanied by fever, headache, and malaise. Also called Bornholm disease, devil's grip, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic myositis.

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epidemic pleurodynia,

an acute infectious disease caused by strains of enterovirus Coxsackie, type B, mainly affecting children. It is characterized by severe intermittent pain in the abdomen or lower chest, fever, headache, sore throat, malaise, and extreme myalgia. The symptoms may continue for weeks or subside after a few days and recur for a period of weeks. Transmission is through the fecal-oral route. Treatment is symptomatic; complete recovery is usual. Also called Bornholm disease, devil's grip, epidemic myalgia, epidemic myositis.

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pleurodynia [ploor″o-din´e-ah]

1. pain in the pleural cavity; called also pleuralgia.

2. costalgia (def. 2).

epidemic pleurodynia an epidemic disease usually caused by group B coxsackieviruses and sometimes by group A coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and other enteroviruses, marked by a sudden attack of violent pain in the chest, fever, and a tendency to recurrence on the third day. Called also devil's grip and Bornholm disease.

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epidemic pleurodynia

An acute viral infection, most commonly by coxsackievirus–usually B1-6; A4, A6, A10; enteroviruses 1, 6, 9, 19; EP is a summer, early fall disease first described on the Danish island of Bornholm Clinical Paroxysmal crushing, 'vise-like' pain, in the chest of adults or upper abdomen of children, SOB; ±¹⁄₂ of Pts have multiple recurrences Complications Septic meningitis in 5%, orchitis