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epidemic pleurodynia

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pleu⋅ro⋅dyn⋅i⋅a

  [ploor-uh-din-ee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
1. pain in the chest or side.
2. Also called epidemic pleurodynia, devil's grip. an epidemic disease caused by a coxsackievirus, characterized by sudden chest pain, mild fever, and recurrence on the third day of these symptoms.
Origin:
1795–1805; < NL; see pleur-, -odynia
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Main Entry: epidemic pleurodynia
Function: noun
: an acute virus infection that is typically caused by a coxsackievirus and is characterized by sudden onset with fever,headache, and acute diaphragmatic pain called also devil's-grip

Main Entry: pleu·ro·dyn·ia
Pronunciation: "plur-&-'din-E-&
Function: noun
1 : a sharp pain in the side usually locatedin the intercostal muscles and believed to arise from inflammation of fibrous tissue
2 : EPIDEMICPLEURODYNIA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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epidemic pleurodynia n.
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.

pleurodynia pleu·ro·dyn·i·a (pl&oobreve;r'ə-dĭn'ē-ə)
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.

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epidemic pleurodynia

viral (coxsackie B) epidemic disease with an incubation period of two to four days, marked by a brief fever, severe chest and lower back pain aggravated by deep breathing and movement, and a tendency to recur at intervals of a few days. The disease is usually self-limiting, terminating in complete recovery. Pain and fever can be relieved in part by aspirin or ibuprofen.

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