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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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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