De Quervain
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De Quervain may refer to:
- DeQuervain's syndromeDeQuervain's syndromeDe Quervain syndrome , is a tendinosis of the sheath or tunnel that surrounds two tendons that control movement of the thumb.-Eponym:It is named after the Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain who first identified it in 1895...
as a form of tendinosisTendinosisTendinosis, sometimes called chronic tendinitis, tendinosus, chronic tendinopathy or chronic tendon injury, is damage to a tendon at a cellular level . It is thought to be caused by microtears in the connective tissue in and around the tendon, leading to an increase in tendon repair cells... - De Quervain's thyroiditisDe Quervain's thyroiditisde Quervain's thyroiditis, can also be known as subacute granulomatous thyroiditis or Giant Cell Thyroiditis. Males and females of all ages are affected...