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r/Erythromelalgia
Erythromelalgia: for sufferers and families
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Erythromelalgia is a rare and frequently devastating disorder that typically affects the skin of the feet or hands, as well as other parts of the body, and causes visible redness, intense heat and burning pain. The term erythromelalgia describes the syndrome: erythros (redness), melos (extremity) and algia (pain). An alternate name is “erythermalgia” that emphasizes the thermos (heat) – an essential part of the syndrome. Many sufferers refer to erythromelalgia as simply, EM.
Welcome! This sub is for those with and without EM. Whether you are undiagnosed, just diagnosed, or know someone with this condition then this is the right place to be.
EM is described as red, hot, and burning skin. Common places for flares are the extremities, although it is known to affect othe...
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Rank↕ | Word↕ | Occurrences in Subreddit | Total Occurrences | Rate in Subreddit (per 1M words) | Rate in Reddit (per 1M words) | Ratio (Sub Rate / Reddit Rate) |
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| #1 | 231 | 15,406 | 507.3 | 0.1 | 3949.23 | |
| #2 | 181 | 15,735 | 397.5 | 0.1 | 3029.72 | |
| #3 | 405 | 109,624 | 889.5 | 0.9 | 973.06 | |
| #4 | 236 | 65,499 | 518.3 | 0.5 | 949.00 | |
| #5 | 340 | 94,734 | 746.7 | 0.8 | 945.29 | |
| #6 | 51 | 17,050 | 112.0 | 0.1 | 787.84 | |
| #7 | 39 | 15,734 | 85.7 | 0.1 | 652.85 | |
| #8 | 57 | 23,859 | 125.2 | 0.2 | 629.23 | |
| #9 | 81 | 36,697 | 177.9 | 0.3 | 581.36 | |
| #10 | 635 | 294,681 | 1394.6 | 2.5 | 567.56 | |
| #11 | 55 | 27,227 | 120.8 | 0.2 | 532.05 | |
| #12 | 36 | 18,442 | 79.1 | 0.2 | 514.14 | |
| #13 | 303 | 170,936 | 665.5 | 1.4 | 466.87 | |
| #14 | 39 | 24,377 | 85.7 | 0.2 | 421.38 | |
| #15 | 364 | 231,866 | 799.4 | 1.9 | 413.48 | |
| #16 | 30 | 19,810 | 65.9 | 0.2 | 398.87 | |
| #17 | 66 | 43,780 | 145.0 | 0.4 | 397.06 | |
| #18 | 148 | 100,582 | 325.0 | 0.8 | 387.55 | |
| #19 | 111 | 78,895 | 243.8 | 0.7 | 370.56 | |
| #20 | 129 | 93,085 | 283.3 | 0.8 | 365.01 | |
| #21 | 430 | 310,621 | 944.4 | 2.6 | 364.61 | |
| #22 | 54 | 39,183 | 118.6 | 0.3 | 362.98 | |
| #23 | 97 | 73,777 | 213.0 | 0.6 | 346.29 | |
| #24 | 155 | 123,441 | 340.4 | 1.0 | 330.72 | |
| #25 | 88 | 71,021 | 193.3 | 0.6 | 326.35 | |
| #26 | 252 | 205,362 | 553.5 | 1.7 | 323.20 | |
| #27 | 110 | 93,258 | 241.6 | 0.8 | 310.67 | |
| #28 | 61 | 52,985 | 134.0 | 0.4 | 303.23 | |
| #29 | 196 | 175,919 | 430.5 | 1.5 | 293.45 | |
| #30 | 33 | 33,617 | 72.5 | 0.3 | 258.55 | |
| #31 | 69 | 72,401 | 151.5 | 0.6 | 251.01 | |
| #32 | 61 | 64,664 | 134.0 | 0.5 | 248.46 | |
| #33 | 264 | 282,364 | 579.8 | 2.4 | 246.25 | |
| #34 | 901 | 992,389 | 1978.8 | 8.3 | 239.13 | |
| #35 | 234 | 266,359 | 513.9 | 2.2 | 231.39 | |
| #36 | 35 | 40,212 | 76.9 | 0.3 | 229.25 | |
| #37 | 56 | 64,921 | 123.0 | 0.5 | 227.19 | |
| #38 | 46 | 53,873 | 101.0 | 0.4 | 224.89 | |
| #39 | 144 | 185,422 | 316.3 | 1.5 | 204.55 | |
| #40 | 44 | 62,653 | 96.6 | 0.5 | 184.97 | |
| #41 | 79 | 118,953 | 173.5 | 1.0 | 174.92 | |
| #42 | 36 | 54,391 | 79.1 | 0.5 | 174.33 | |
| #43 | 31 | 47,646 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 171.37 | |
| #44 | 34 | 60,762 | 74.7 | 0.5 | 147.38 | |
| #45 | 39 | 70,142 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 146.45 | |
| #46 | 59 | 107,492 | 129.6 | 0.9 | 144.57 | |
| #47 | 39 | 81,424 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 126.15 | |
| #48 | 125 | 273,220 | 274.5 | 2.3 | 120.50 | |
| #49 | 34 | 76,851 | 74.7 | 0.6 | 116.53 | |
| #50 | 47 | 110,417 | 103.2 | 0.9 | 112.11 |