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Treponema pallidum dacryoadenitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Treponema pallidum dacryoadenitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/35450581

This is a spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that cause treponemal diseases such as syphilis, bejel, pinta and yaws. This diagnosis is with inflammation of the lacrimal glands (the tear-producing glands).