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Diseases » Chalazion » Summary

What is Chalazion?

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Chalazion: Slow-growing swelling of the upper or lower eyelid usually caused by a blockage in the oil glands in the eyelid.
Chalazion: A non-neoplastic cyst of the MEIBOMIAN GLANDS of the eyelid.
Source - Diseases Database
Chalazion: a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader types of Chalazion:

Complications of Chalazion: see complications of Chalazion

Causes of Chalazion: see causes of Chalazion

Symptoms of Chalazion: see symptoms of Chalazion

Complications of Chalazion: see complications of Chalazion

Duration of Chalazion: Usually resolves within 1 to 2 months with treatment

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chalazion.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chalazion.

Treatments for Chalazion: see treatments for Chalazion

Hospitalization statistics for Chalazion: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chalazion:

0.077% (9,788) of hospital consultant episodes were for hordeolum and chalazion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for hordeolum and chalazion required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
48% of hospital consultant episodes for hordeolum and chalazion were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
52% of hospital consultant episodes for hordeolum and chalazion were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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