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Pleurodynia, Epidemic
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Definition
: 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.
Other names
Myalgia, Epidemic; Bornholm Disease; Pleurodynias, Epidemic; Myalgias, Epidemic; Epidemic Pleurodynias; Epidemic Pleurodynia; Epidemic Myalgias; Epidemic Myalgia