Epidemic myalgia

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the group B Coxsackie virus. This disease is characterised by pleuritic pain, fever, or muscle swelling. Transmission is by the faecal-oral route.

Index terms

Epidemic myalgia
Bornholm disease
Dabney's grip

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Devil's grip
epidemic benign dry pleurisy
epidemic cervical myalgia
epidemic pleurodynia

Inclusions

Bornholm disease

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1D80 – Mumps
1D81 – Infectious mononucleosis
1D82 – Cytomegaloviral disease
1D84 – Viral conjunctivitis
1D85 – Viral carditis
1D86 – Viral haemorrhagic fever, not elsewhere classified
1E1Y – Other specified viral diseases
1E1Z – Unspecified viral disease

Foundation entity

Epidemic myalgia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/637134348

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases