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in medicine, acute localized infection of one or more of the glands of the eyelid, with pain, swelling, and redness of the lid margin, usually caused by a staphylococcus infection.

 


A sty (hordeolum) is a red, painful lump on the edge or inside of your eyelid that may look like a boil or a pimple. Usually a sty is filled with pus.

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A sty - a small abscess of the glands in the eyelids which can occur externally and internally. It's usually filled with pus.

A sty is caused by bacteria from the skin that get into the hair follicle of the eyelash. Hair follicles contain oil glands that become inflamed from the bacteria. Styes are similar to common acne pimples that occur elsewhere on the skin.

Sty. A sty is a bacterial infection that develops near the root of an eyelash. The result is a painful lump on the edge or inside of your eyelid. A sty is usually most visible on the surface of the eyelid.
Chalazion.

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A stye is an acute infection or inflammation of the secretory glands of the eyelids.

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SYMPTOMS"What appears to be a small pimple develops on the eyelid.
CAUSES"The oil gland has become infected, inflaming the tissues of the eyelid.

A sty, also called hordeolum, is a small abscess of the oil gland associated with an eyelash hair follicle. It typically contains Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, the cause of staph infections.

A sty or a chalazion causes eye pain because of local irritation. Both cause a lump you can see or feel within the eyelid formed by a blocked oil gland. This lump causes irritation to the eye.

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A chalazion is not a sty. A sty, sometimes spelled stye, is an infection of the glands around the eyelid, rather than an inflammation.

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superficial folliculitis, deep folliculitis, infectious folliculitis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas, gram-negative bacteria, herpes, dermatophytes, Pityrosporum, Demodex, perifolliculitis, impetigo of Bockhart, barbers itch, sty, sycosis barbae, ...

See also: Infection, Gland, Glands, Bacteria, Pain