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Preferred term

De Quervain Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Stenosing tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons in the first dorsal wrist compartment. The presenting symptoms are usually pain and tenderness at the radial styloid. The cause is almost always related to OVERUSE INJURY or is associated with RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • De Quervain's Disease
  • De Quervain Stenosing Tenosynovitis
  • Stenosing Tenosynovitis, De Quervain

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Z9FB3596-D

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