epidemic pleurodynia — n an acute epidemic form of pleurisy characterized by sudden onset with fever, headache, and acute diaphragmatic pain and caused by various coxsackieviruses (esp. serotypes of species Human enterovirus B) called also Bornholm disease, devil s… … Medical dictionary
Myalgia — Pain in a muscle; or pain in multiple muscles. Myalgia is muscle pain. That s all. There are, however, specific types of myalgia such as, for examples, epidemic myalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica. Epidemic myalgia, also known as Bornholm disease … Medical dictionary
epidemic myalgia — noun an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) • Syn: ↑epidemic pleurodynia, ↑myosis, ↑diaphragmatic pleurisy, ↑Bornholm disease • Hypernyms: ↑epidemic disease … Useful english dictionary
epidemic pleurodynia — noun an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) • Syn: ↑epidemic myalgia, ↑myosis, ↑diaphragmatic pleurisy, ↑Bornholm disease • Hypernyms: ↑epidemic disease * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
Epidemic typhus — A severe acute disease with prolonged high fever up to 40° C (104° F), intractable headache, and a pink to red raised rash. The cause is a microorganism called Rickettsia prowazekii. It is found worldwide and is transmitted by lice. The lice… … Medical dictionary
epidemic disease — noun any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease • Hyponyms: ↑plague, ↑pestilence, ↑pest, ↑pestis, ↑epidemic pleurodynia, ↑ep … Useful english dictionary
Epidemic myalgia — Also known as Bornholm disease, this is a temporary illness that is a result of virus infection. The disease features fever and intense abdominal and chest pains with headache. The chest pain is typically worsened by breathing or coughing. The… … Medical dictionary
epidemic myalgia — Bornholm disease … The new mediacal dictionary
Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|710.5 Caption = ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = 32044 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 891 MeshID = D016603 Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS) is an… … Wikipedia
Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome — Eosinophilia myalgia syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 M35.8 ICD 9 710.5 … Wikipedia
