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What Causes Puss Filled Red Bumps Under His Right Lid?
Question: My 6 month old baby started with what looked like an allergy...red under his eyes...this turned large puss filled bumps under his right lid and a large puss filled bump on top of his left lid. We did a round of anti biotics and eurythromicin on his eyes. the puss drained but the lower lids looks red and another bump is forming on the lower lid. He has a total of three bumps now. I feel there is an underlying cause....perhaps an allergy? The eye doctor said it was chalazion but the pictures that I see online do not have the redness under the eyes that he has. We have tried hot compress but nothing seems to work. Could this be something else? This all happened after he received 4 vaccines within one months times.
Brief Answer:
I think it could be chalazio. It also has a periorbital inflammation along.
Detailed Answer:
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I have gone through the description as well as the attached image(s). Your child was suffering from an eye infection which has localized in the soft tissue surrounding the eyes. Since the tissue below the eyes is loose, it is quite usual for collection to occur in this reason. Hence the pus from the eyes had collected around the lower eye lids giving it an inflamed look. The bumps that you are talking about, could be due to collection of pus. The infection could have localized in a few places giving rise to chalazion or stye. Had I been able to examine closely, I would perhaps have been in a better position to comment. But I think that your doctor is right in thinking that it is chalazion as the story actually fits in.
There can be a number of variants possible and without clinical knowledge you might find it hard to find a correlation. But I think that it is fitting in.
I would suggest you to be patient. Wash the eyes of the child frequently with plain and lukewarm water. The inflammation should come down in a week. If the chalazion or stye does not get corrected, you will have to see an ophthalmologist.
Hope that helps.
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Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
I think it could be chalazio. It also has a periorbital inflammation along.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through the description as well as the attached image(s). Your child was suffering from an eye infection which has localized in the soft tissue surrounding the eyes. Since the tissue below the eyes is loose, it is quite usual for collection to occur in this reason. Hence the pus from the eyes had collected around the lower eye lids giving it an inflamed look. The bumps that you are talking about, could be due to collection of pus. The infection could have localized in a few places giving rise to chalazion or stye. Had I been able to examine closely, I would perhaps have been in a better position to comment. But I think that your doctor is right in thinking that it is chalazion as the story actually fits in.
There can be a number of variants possible and without clinical knowledge you might find it hard to find a correlation. But I think that it is fitting in.
I would suggest you to be patient. Wash the eyes of the child frequently with plain and lukewarm water. The inflammation should come down in a week. If the chalazion or stye does not get corrected, you will have to see an ophthalmologist.
Hope that helps.
If you found my answer to be helpful, please close the thread with a positive review and a 5 star rating.
Regards
Dr. Diptanshu Das
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