Quadriceps muscle weakness

What it means

Weakness of the quadriceps muscle (that is, of the muscle fasciculus of quadriceps femoris).

Rare diseases that can present with this13

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions, and Orphanet separately records 1 disease where this sign is specifically absent. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category