An eyelid disease that is characterized by an infection of the sebaceous glands at the base of the eyelashes. Styes are generally caused by a Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infection. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007638 url:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hordeolum ]
Synonyms: Hordeolum externum Stye Furuncle of eyelid Boil of eyelid
Term information
- ICD10CM:H00.01
- NCI:C118722
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:74612003
- UMLS_CUI:C0019917
- MESH:D006726
DO_infectious_disease_slim, NCIthesaurus