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A stye is caused by an infection in the sebaceous (oil producing) or sweat glands in the eyelid. The infection is usually caused by bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus.
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A stye occurs when bacteria infect one of the hair follicles of the eyelashes or one of the glands near the inner corner of the eye. Ninety five percent of the time, the infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
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A stye is an infection of one of the three types of eyelid glands near the lid margins, at the base of the lashes.
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Stye (or external hordeolum): A stye is an infection in the tiny oil glands along the edge of the eyelid that surround the base of an eyelash. It begins as a red, tender bump, and usually comes to a head in about 3 days.
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Stye: A red tender bump on the eyelid that is caused by an acute infection of the oil glands of the eyelid.
Chalazion: This condition can follow the development of a stye.
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A stye 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.
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Before the stye appears, the child may complain of eye soreness that feels like a foreign object is caught beneath the eyelid. Swelling of the eyelid follows, accompanied by tearing and redness. Soon afterward, the stye itself forms.
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mediastinum (mee-dee-a-STYE-num)
The area between the lungs. The organs in this area include the heart and its large blood vessels, the trachea, the esophagus, the bronchi, and lymph nodes.
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Inflammation of a gland on the eyelid. Also called a stye.
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A substance formed in an organ of the body and carried by body fluids to another organ or tissue, where it has a specific effect.
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