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Diseases » Stye » Summary
 

What is Stye?

What is Stye?

  • Stye: Eyelash inflammation and abscess.
  • Stye: 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 - Diseases Database
  • Stye: an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid.
    Source - WordNet 2.1

Stye: Introduction

Types of Stye:

Broader types of Stye:

How serious is Stye?

Complications of Stye: see complications of Stye

What causes Stye?

Causes of Stye: see causes of Stye

What are the symptoms of Stye?

Symptoms of Stye: see symptoms of Stye

Complications of Stye: see complications of Stye

Duration of Stye: About 1 week with treatment

Stye: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Stye.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Stye.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Stye: see treatments for Stye

Organs Affected by Stye:

Organs and body systems related to Stye include:

Name and Aliases of Stye

Main name of condition: Stye

Other names or spellings for Stye:

hordeolum

Hordeolum externum, Hordeolum internum Source - Diseases Database

Sty, Stye, Eye infection, Stye, Hordeolum, Eye infection, Sty, Hordeolum, Eye infection
Source - WordNet 2.1

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