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DictionarySeeepidemic pleurodyniaepidemic myositis
ep·i·dem·ic pleur·o·dyn·i·aan 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 diseaseep·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. 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: fibromyalgiaepidemic myositisBornholm disease.myositis fibrosaMyositis accompanied by infiltration of fibrous tissue.interstitial myositisMyositis with hyperplasia of connective tissue.multiple myositisPolymyositis.myositis ossificansBone formation occurring at an abnormal anatomical site, usually in soft tissue, e.g. ossification of the intramuscular fascia after an injury.parenchymatous myositisMyositis of the substance of a muscle.myositis purulentaSuppurative myositis with abscesses; caused by bacterial infection.traumatic myositisMyositis due to physical injury. The condition may be simple, with accompanying pain and swelling, or may be suppurative. myositis trichinosaMyositis due to infestation with trichinae. |