hordeolum

Also known as stye, boil of eyelid, furuncle of eyelid, eyelid gland blepharitis

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Medical condition (new).name: Stye
Medical condition (new).synonyms: Sty, hordeolum
Medical condition (new).image: Stye02.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: An external stye on the upper eyelid
Medical condition (new).field: Ophthalmology, optometry
Medical condition (new).pronounce: Stye , hordeolum
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Red tender bump at the edge of the eyelid
Medical condition (new).onset: Any age
Medical condition (new).duration: Few days or weeks
Medical condition (new).causes: bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus
Medical condition (new).differential: Chalazion
Medical condition (new).treatment: Warm compresses, antibiotic eye ointment

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Research

224 papers

Hordeolum (Stye).2026Gurnani B, Guier CP, Patel BC
[Hordeolum and chalazion : (Differential) diagnosis and treatment].Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft · 2022Loth C, Miller CV, Haritoglou C et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00347-021-01436-y
Hordeolum and chalazion.JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants · 2023Rupani SRDOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000931468.68794.aa
Hordeolum (Archived).2026Bragg KJ, Le PH, Le JK
Acupuncture for acute hordeolum.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Cheng K, Law A, Guo M et al.DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011075.pub2
[Hordeolum and Chalazion: Diagnosis and Therapy].ReviewMMW Fortschritte der Medizin · 2026Schaller UCDOI: 10.1007/s15006-026-5637-0
Non-surgical interventions for acute internal hordeolum.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Lindsley K, Nichols JJ, Dickersin KDOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007742.pub4
Interventions for acute internal hordeolum.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Lindsley K, Nichols JJ, Dickersin KDOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007742.pub3

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Wikidata facts

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Commons category: Stye
ICPC 2 ID: F72
name in kana: ばくりゅうしゅ
NCI Thesaurus ID: C118722
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0010606

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Contents

Signs and symptoms
Complications
Cause
Prevention
Treatment
Antibiotics
Procedures
Alternative medicine
Prognosis
Etymology
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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 chalazion is typically in the middle of the eyelid and not painful.