Catalog

Echovirus dacryoadenitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Echovirus dacryoadenitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/657409412

This is a type of RNA virus that belongs to the species Enterovirus B, genus Enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family. Echoviruses are found in the gastrointestinal tract (hence it being part of the enterovirus genus) and exposure to the virus causes other opportunistic infections and diseases. This diagnosis is with inflammation of the lacrimal glands (the tear-producing glands).