myalgia

(noun)

Muscular pain or tenderness.

Related Terms

Examples of myalgia in the following topics:

  • Blastomycosis

    • A flu-like illness with fever, chills, myalgia, headache, and a nonproductive cough which resolves within days

  • Brucellosis (Undulant Fever)

    • In the first stage of the disease, septicemia occurs and leads to the classic triad of undulant fevers, sweating (often with characteristic smell, likened to wet hay), and migratory arthralgia and myalgia.

  • Classic Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    • Malaise, myalgias, headache , vomiting, and diarrhea occur frequently.

  • Alkalosis

    • ., muscular weakness, myalgia, and muscle cramps (owing to disturbed function of the skeletal muscles), and muscle spasms (from disturbed function of smooth muscles).

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    • Common initial and chronic complaints include fever, malaise, joint pains, myalgias, fatigue, and temporary loss of cognitive abilities.

  • West Nile Virus

    • Symptoms may include fever, headaches, fatigue, muscle pain or aches, malaise, nausea, anorexia, vomiting, myalgias and rash.

  • Genital Herpes

    • Less frequent, yet still common, symptoms include discharge from the penis or vagina, fever, headache, muscle pain (myalgia), swollen and enlarged lymph nodes and malaise.

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    • Common initial and chronic complaints include fever, malaise, joint pains, myalgias, fatigue, and temporary loss of cognitive abilities.

  • Coccidiomycosis

    • Symptomatic infection (40% of cases) usually presents as an influenza-like illness with fever, cough, headaches, rash, and myalgia (muscle pain).

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy

    • The physical side effects of ECT include short-term nausea, headaches, muscle pain, dental injuries and oral lacerations, and myalgia.