Acrodynia
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Acrodynia is a very rare infectious disease characterized by gastric pain, vomiting, diarrhea, conjunctival and pharyngeal catarrh, followed by skin redness on the extremities, paresthesias, joint pain, and muscle cramps. The condition typically lasts from one week to two months and has a generally favorable outcome with symptomatic treatment.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ACRODYNIA (from the Greek akron - extremity and odyne - pain), a very rare disease whose symptoms include gastric pains, vomiting, diarrhea, and catarrhal manifestations of the conjunctiva and pharynx. These are subsequently joined by redness of the skin of the hands and feet—usually in patches, a crawling sensation, tingling in the fingers, joint pain, and muscle cramps. Acrodynia is an infectious disease and in its clinical picture is closely related to erythromelalgia. Duration ranges from one week to two months. The outcome is usually favorable. Treatment is symptomatic.
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“Acrodynia.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/acrodynia/