Hordeolum externum

Description

An acute focal pyogenic infection of the eyelash follicle commonly known as a stye and caused predominantly by Staphylococcus aureus. It presents as an acute painful inflammatory eyelid swelling which subsequently discharges at the eyelid margin.

Index terms

Hordeolum externum
Boil involving eyelash follicle
External hordeolum

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Follicular abscess of eyelash
Folliculitis of eyelash
Stye
Hordeolum externum upper eyelid
Hordeolum externum lower eyelid

Exclusions from above levels

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
8A21.0 – Posterior cortical atrophy

Sibling codes

9A01.21 – Hordeolum internum
9A01.2Z – Hordeolum, unspecified

Foundation entity

Hordeolum externum – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/522397394

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 9A01.2: Hordeolum › 9A01: Infectious disorders of eyelid › 09: Diseases of the visual system