Ophthalmology · UKMLA & AKT
Hordeolum (stye)
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- External hordeolum - painful red lump at eyelid margin, localised to base of an eyelash; yellow pustule visible at lash base
- Internal hordeolum - greater pain and periorbital oedema; swelling within lid body; yellowish elevation visible on palpebral conjunctiva on lid eversion
- Epiphora and foreign body sensation may occur
- Systemic features (fever, malaise) are uncommon - if present, suspect spreading infection
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