Diseases

Hordeolum

Purulent infection of one of the sebaceous glands of Zeis along the eyelid margin (external) or of the meibomian gland on the conjunctival side of the eyelid (internal).

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Purulent infection of one of the sebaceous glands of Zeis along the eyelid margin (external) or of the meibomian gland on the conjunctival side of the eyelid (internal).

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Hordeola
  • Stye
  • Hordeolas
  • Styes

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C01w.150.252w.289.400w
  2. C01w.375.354.400w
  3. C11w.294.354.400w
  4. C11w.338.648w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hordeolum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006726. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006726
  2. Hordeolum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stye
  3. Hordeolum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202173