erythromelalgia

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”); first used in 1878 by Silas Weir Mitchell to describe a syndrome of red congestion and burning pain in the hands and feet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˌɹɪθɹəmɛˈlæld͡ʒ(ɪ)ə/ === Noun === erythromelalgia (uncountable) A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed. ==== Synonyms ==== (former names) Mitchell's disease, acromelalgia, red neuralgia, erythermalgia ==== Hyponyms ==== primary erythromelalgia, idiopathic erythromelalgia secondary erythromelalgia