Catalog

Mycobacterium leprae dacryoadenitis

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Link to WHO Definition

Mycobacterium leprae dacryoadenitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/430113349

This is a bacterium that causes leprosy (Hansen's disease). It is an intracellular, pleomorphic, acid-fast bacterium. This diagnosis is with inflammation of the lacrimal glands (the tear-producing glands).