Catalog

Sarcoidosis of lacrimal gland

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Sarcoidosis of lacrimal gland – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1288750860

This is a syndrome involving abnormal collections of chronic inflammatory cells (granulomas) that can form as nodules in multiple organs. This diagnosis is of the paired almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.