epidemic myositis

ep·i·dem·ic pleur·o·dyn·i·a

an acute infectious disease usually occurring in widespread outbreaks, characterized by paroxysms of pain, usually in the chest, and associated with strains of Coxsackievirus type B.

Synonym(s): benign dry pleurisy, Bornholm disease, Daae disease, devil's grippe, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic benign dry pleurisy, epidemic diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic myositis, myositis epidemica acuta, epidemic transient diaphragmatic spasm, Sylvest disease

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ep·i·dem·ic pleu·ro·dy·ni·a

(ep'i-dem'ik plūr'ō-din'ē-ă)

An acute infectious disease usually occurring in epidemic form, characterized by paroxysms of pain, usually in the chest, and associated with strains of coxsackievirus type B.
Synonym(s): Bornholm disease, Daae disease, devil's grip, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic myositis, myositis epidemica acuta, Sylvest disease.

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myositis

(mi-o-si'tis) [? + itis, inflammation]

Inflammation of muscle tissue, esp. voluntary muscles caused, for example, by infection, trauma, autoimmunity, or infestation by parasites. See: fibromyalgia

epidemic myositis

Bornholm disease.

myositis fibrosa

Myositis accompanied by infiltration of fibrous tissue.

interstitial myositis

Myositis with hyperplasia of connective tissue.

multiple myositis

Polymyositis.

myositis ossificans

Bone formation occurring at an abnormal anatomical site, usually in soft tissue, e.g. ossification of the intramuscular fascia after an injury.

parenchymatous myositis

Myositis of the substance of a muscle.

myositis purulenta

Suppurative myositis with abscesses; caused by bacterial infection.

traumatic myositis

Myositis due to physical injury. The condition may be simple, with accompanying pain and swelling, or may be suppurative.

myositis trichinosa

Myositis due to infestation with trichinae.

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