Pleurodynia

Classification according to ICD-10
R07	Sore throat and chest
R07.3	Chest pain when breathing. Painful breathing
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Pleurodynia (from the Greek  πλευρά “side, flank, rib” and οδύνη “pain”) refers to pain in the pleural area (pleura). This pain is a symptom of various pleurisy diseases, particularly pleurisy .

See also: Bornholm disease ( Pleurodynia epidemica )

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