Hordeolum

Introduction: Hordeolum

Description of Hordeolum

Hordeolum (medical condition): Eyelash inflammation and abscess. See also Stye:
  »Introduction: Stye
  »Symptoms of Stye
  »Causes of Stye
  »Treatments for Stye

Hordeolum: A suppurative inflammation of a gland of the eyelid. [Mod. L., hordeolus, a sty in the eye, dim. of hordeum, barley]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hordeolum: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hordeolum: Purulent infection of one of the sebaceous glands of Zeis along the eyelid margin (external) or of the meibomian gland on the conjunctival side of the eyelid (internal).
Source: MeSH 2007

Hordeolum as a Disease

Hordeolum: Another name for Stye (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Stye
  »Symptoms of Stye
  »Causes of Stye
  »Treatments for Stye

Hordeolum: Hordeolum is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Eyelid disorders

Causes of Hordeolum

Some of the causes of Hordeolum are included in the list below:

• Staphyloccus

Read more about causes of Hordeolum (Stye)

Symptoms of Hordeolum (Stye)

Some of the symptoms of Hordeolum incude:

• Red eyelid
• Swollen eyelid
• Painful eyelid
• Tender eyelid
• Eyelid abscess - see abscess

Read more about symptoms of Hordeolum (Stye)

Treatments for Hordeolum (Stye)

Treatments for Hordeolum (Stye) include:

• Watchful waiting - many cases resolve themselves.
• Hot compresses
• Eyelash removal
• Antibiotic eyedrops
• Antibiotic creams

See full list of 7 treatments for Hordeolum

Treatment of Hordeolum: For more treatment information about Hordeolum, see treatment of Stye (Hordeolum)

Terms associated with Hordeolum:

Terms Similar to Hordeolum:

• sty
• stye
• eye infection

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Stye

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Hordeolum

• Eye Infections, Bacterial
• Eyelid Diseases

Source - MeSH 2007

• infection

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Hordeolum

The following list attempts to classify Hordeolum into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• infection
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Bacterial Infections
    • Eye Infections, Bacterial
      • Hordeolum

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
  • Infection
    • Eye Infections
      • Eye Infections, Bacterial
        • Hordeolum

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Eye Diseases
  • Eye Infections
    • Eye Infections, Bacterial
      • Hordeolum

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Eye Diseases
  • Eyelid Diseases
    • Hordeolum

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