DISEASE: Epidemic myalgia


Entry
H02413                      Disease                                
Name
Epidemic myalgia;
Epidemic pleurodynia;
Bornholm disease
  Supergrp
Enterovirus infection [DS:H00393]
Description
Epidemic myalgia, also known as epidemic pleurodynia or Bornholm disease, is an infectious disease caused by group B coxsackieviruses in the genus Enterovirus, the family Picornaviridae of +ssRNA viruses. It was first described in 1872 in Bamble, Norway. Group B coxsackieviruses are transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Viral infections
  Infections caused by +ssRNA viruses
   H02413  Epidemic myalgia
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
 01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Certain other viral diseases
   1D83  Epidemic myalgia
    H02413  Epidemic myalgia
Pathogen
Group B coxsackieviruses
Other DBs
ICD-11: 1D83
MeSH: D011000
Reference
PMID:15420445
  Authors
HOPKINS JH
  Title
Bornholm disease.
  Journal
Br Med J 1:1230-2 (1950)
DOI:10.1136/bmj.1.4664.1230
Reference
  Authors
Waldman SD.
  Title
Atlas of Uncommon Pain Syndromes (Third Edition)
  Journal
Elsevier (2014)
DOI:10.1016/C2011-0-69791-1
Reference
  Authors
Ivan Y, Kelly BP.
  Title
Bornholm Disease: Case Report and a Review of the Literature.
  Journal
Infect Dis Clin Pract 22:75-77 (2014)
DOI:10.1097/IPC.0b013e318298b611

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