Stye
id:
stye-176-10522862
title:
Stye
text:
A stye, also known as a hordeolum, is a bacterial infection of an oil gland in the eyelid. This results in a red tender bump at the edge of the eyelid. The outside or the inside of the eyelid can be affected. The cause of a stye is usually a bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus. Internal styes are due to infection of the meibomian gland while external styes are due to an infection of the gland of Zeis. A chalazion on the other hand is a blocked meibomian gland without infection. A chalaz
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stye
date created:
2004-08-26T23:19:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T16:13:23Z
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13
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