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What is the definition or description of: sty?
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Stye: Is infection of sebaceous glands at base of eyelashes.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Stye: Stye = blocked up oil gland in the eyelid with localized inflammation causing pain, swelling, and irritation. Very common. Treated with warm compresses, topical antibiotic/steroid, intralesional steroid, and surgical excision.
Answered 2/12/2013
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Clogged oil gland: A sty is when an oil gland of the eyelid margin gets clogged and the oil backs up and forming a pocket of stagnant oil and the eyelid becomes inflamed. A hordeolum is the acute phase or beginning stage of a stye, and a chalazion is the chronic phase (where the oil becomes more granular, thick and the skin inflammation resolves, but there is still a bump/nodule in the eyelid).
Answered 12/10/2013
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