Taber's Medical Dictionary
Bornholm disease
(born′hōm)
[named for the Danish island Bornholm]
An epidemic disease marked by sudden intense pleuritic or abdominal pain and fever. It is caused by various coxsackie viruses.
SYN: SEE: epidemic pleurodynia
TREATMENT
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and local application of heat may control symptoms.
SYN: SEE: devil's grip
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Bornholm disease. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743286/all/Bornholm_disease. Accessed November 29, 2021.
Bornholm disease. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/743286/all/Bornholm_disease
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