Catalog

Schistosoma haematobium dacryoadenitis

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Link to WHO Definition

Schistosoma haematobium dacryoadenitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/930445687

This is an important digenetic trematode, and is found in the Middle East, India, Portugal and Africa. It is a major agent of schistosomiasis; more specifically, it is associated with urinary schistosomiasis. This diagnosis is with inflammation of the lacrimal glands (the tear-producing glands).