Catalog

Bacterial infections of lacrimal gland

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Bacterial infections of lacrimal gland – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/280782078

This refers to bacterial infections of the paired almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film. They are situated in the upper, outer portion of each orbit, in the lacrimal fossa of the orbit formed by the frontal bone.