Bornholm disease, also known as epidemic pleurodynia, is a condition characterized by myositis of the abdomen or chest caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses. The myositis manifests as an intermittent stabbing pain in the musculature that is seen primarily in children and young adults.
Also known as Bornholm disease, the grip of the phantom, dry pleurisy, and Sylvest's disease, devil's grip is caused by acute infection with coxsackievirus. This virus is transmitted via the fecal–oral route and is highly contagious, owing to a long period of viral shedding of 6 weeks.
Most people have a high temperature (fever), and you might also have headache, generally aching muscles, cough, sore throat, abdominal pain or diarrhoea. Testicular pain can occur, because the virus can cause inflammation of the testicle (testis), called orchitis. A viral rash is quite a rare symptom.
There's no specific treatment for Bornholm disease. The infection usually clears up on its own within a week. As the condition is caused by a virus, it can't be treated with antibiotics. You can use over-the-counter painkillers, such as paracetamol and ibuprofen, to help with any pain.
Although recovering from Bornholm disease is expected, some rare complications include myocarditis, respiratory failure, hepatic necrosis with coagulopathy, and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). Aseptic meningitis, pericarditis and pleurisy are also known potential complications of Bornholm disease.
What Is Pleurodynia? Pleurodynia has been coined the "devil's grip" due to the sensation it causes, as if someone has an iron grip around your chest. Though it may feel like the pain stems from the lungs, it is actually inflammation in the muscles that causes the symptoms.
Frequently, however, the illness is biphasic; after the initial febrile period, the patient is asymptomatic for several days, and then the pain and fever recur. Rarely, patients have several recurrent episodes over the course of several weeks.
Pleurodynia (formerly called Bornholm disease) is a form of viral myalgia defined by the sudden occurrence of lancinating chest pain or abdominal pain, commonly associated with fever, malaise, and headaches.
Bornholm disease is due to infection with Coxsackie B virus (1). It is an uncommon condition that is characterised by a severe immobilising pleuritic chest pain and sometimes abdominal pain. There may be variable symptoms of fever and sometimes sore throat.
Definition. Precordial catch syndrome (Texidor's Twinge) is a non-serious condition in which there are sharp stabbing pains in the chest. It is a common, but underrecognized cause of benign chest pain in children and adolescents. The pathophysiology of the syndrome is unknown.
It usually affects infants and children under 5 years old, occasionally adults will also get the disease.
Dropsy sounds like it might suggesting the "drooping" of swollen tissue, but in fact it was formed from Latin and Middle English alterations of the Greek noun hydrōps, from the noun hydōr, meaning "water."
Epidemic myalgia, which is caused by coxsackie B virus, was initially recognized in the 1930s (5). It is also called Bornholm disease, and it usually manifests with chest and abdominal muscle pain with a fever (5).
What is lung pain? Lung pain is often felt when you breathe in and out, either on one or both sides of your chest. Technically, the pain isn't coming from inside the lungs, since they have very few pain receptors. Instead, the pain may come from the lining of the lungs, which does have pain receptors.
Chest pain that worsens when breathing deeply — or pain that occurs with shortness of breath and chest tightness — can indicate a heart problem or inflammation around the lungs, known as pleurisy. If you have unexplained chest pain, consider talking with a doctor.
About pleurisy
The most common symptom of pleurisy is a sharp chest pain when breathing deeply. Sometimes the pain is also felt in the shoulder. The pain may be worse when you cough, sneeze or move around, and it may be relieved by taking shallow breaths. Other symptoms can include shortness of breath and a dry cough.
EPIDEMIC INFLUENZA; COMMONLY CALLED "THE GRIP."
The majority of the cases occur in the summer months. The disease usually last about a week with full recovery. Treatment is largely symptomatic, using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications and mild narcotics.
Today it's more commonly called the flu, short for influenza. English speakers called it the grippe in the eighteenth century, from the French grippe, which means "influenza," but also "seizure," from gripper, "grasp or hook." Definitions of grippe. an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease.
In pleurodynia, the pain is due to inflammation of the muscles in the chest that join adjacent ribs together (i.e., the intercostal muscles). In contrast, pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, results from inflammation of the pleura, which is the two layers of thin tissue encapsulating and protecting the lungs.
Unlike many heart conditions, pleurodynia isn't life-threatening. It's commonly referred to as epidemic pleurodynia when it occurs with muscle inflammation — or pleurisy — that's a direct result of a viral infection.
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Pericarditis is inflammation of the lining around the heart. The most common symptom of pericarditis is chest pain or discomfort.
Experts believe that precordial catch syndrome occurs when nerves in the inner lining of the chest wall are pinched or irritated, possibly the ribs, cartilage or the lining of the lung, called the pleura. Often, it begins when you are at rest and especially if you are slouched over or have bad posture.