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Chlamydia trachomatis dacryoadenitis

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Link to WHO Definition

Chlamydia trachomatis dacryoadenitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/547306672

This is an obligate intracellular human pathogen, is one of three bacterial species in the genus Chlamydia. C. trachomatis is a Gram-Negative bacteria, therefore its cell wall components retain the counter-stain safranin and appear pink under a light microscope. It can appear as either coccoid or rod shape. This diagnosis is with inflammation of the lacrimal glands (the tear-producing glands).