Bornholm disease overview

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Bornholm disease or epidemic pleurodynia or epidemic myalgia is a disease caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses. The lining around the lungs is called the pleura. Pleurodynia is a general term for pain from this lining, pain in the chest or upper abdomen when the patient breathes. Epidemic pleurodynia is an infection caused by one of several viruses. This type of infection can cause a similar type of pain as the pain that comes from the lining around the lungs. However, in epidemic pleurodynia, the pain comes from the muscles in the chest that join ribs together.