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If there is a pink swelling underneath your eyelid, is it pink eye or could it be something else?
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Skin infection: You are describing a skin irritation/infection, not pink eye.
Answered 4/1/2013
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Depends: A pink swelling on the white part of the eye can be due to a virus or another cause. It depends where it is located and if there are other symptoms such as itching.
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