pleurodynia /pleu·ro·dyn·ia/ (-din´e-ah)
pleurodynia
pleurodynia
1. pain in the pleural cavity.
2. costalgia (2).
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.
pleu·ro·dyn·i·a (pl r  -d n  -)n. 1. Pleuritic pain in the chest. 2. Paroxysmal pain and soreness of the muscles between the ribs, usually due to muscular rheumatism. Also called pleuralgia. 3. Epidemic pleurodynia. |
pleurodynia
[ploo͡r′ōdin′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, pleura + odyne, pain
acute inflammation of the intercostal muscles and the muscular attachment of the diaphragm to the chest wall. It is characterized by sudden, severe pain and tenderness, fever, headache, and anorexia. These symptoms are aggravated by movement and breathing. The lungs are not affected, and characteristically there is no cough or pleural effusion. See also epidemic pleurodynia.
pleurodynia
paroxysmal pain in the intercostal muscles due to muscular disease or irritation of the pleural surface.
pleurodynia
Pleural pain. See Epidemic pleurodynia.
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