Diseases

Epidemic Pleurodynia

An acute, febrile, infectious disease generally occurring in epidemics. It is usually caused by coxsackieviruses B and sometimes by coxsackieviruses A; echoviruses; or other enteroviruses.

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Abstract

An acute, febrile, infectious disease generally occurring in epidemics. It is usually caused by coxsackieviruses B and sometimes by coxsackieviruses A; echoviruses; or other enteroviruses.

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Synonyms

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  • Bornholm Disease
  • Myalgia, Epidemic
  • Pleurodynia, Epidemic
  • Epidemic Myalgia
  • Epidemic Myalgias
  • Epidemic Pleurodynias
  • Myalgias, Epidemic
  • Pleurodynias, Epidemic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epidemic Pleurodynia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011000. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011000
  2. Epidemic Pleurodynia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornholm_disease
  3. Epidemic Pleurodynia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223663