De Quervain Disease

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.

Year introduced: 2007

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Tree Number(s): C05.651.869.816.200

MeSH Unique ID: D053684

Entry Terms:

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

Previous Indexing:

• Tenosynovitis (1963-2006)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Muscular Diseases
Tendinopathy
Tendon Entrapment
De Quervain Disease