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What Does A Red Sore Lump On Eyelid Indicate?
Over the last 4 weeks I have a red sore lump on my eyebrow which I woke up with plus a swollen top eyelid it went down after a few days with hot and cold compresses but now it s back has some pus in the centre and hard but my eyelid is back swollen again do I need to get antibiotics for this Thanks
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
The sore lump you are having on your eye lid is known as stye which is caused due to infection of hair follicle of eye lid followed by collection of pus.
You need not apply antibiotics presently as it is expected that it will resolve in 2-3 weeks time. You should continue with warm compresses (not cold) for 15-20 minutes 2-4 times a day. Do not try to drain by yourself.
If it still reoccur or does not resolve beyond 4 weeks then you should consult your Opthalmologist.
Hope this will be helpful.
Take care.
Welcome to HCM.
The sore lump you are having on your eye lid is known as stye which is caused due to infection of hair follicle of eye lid followed by collection of pus.
You need not apply antibiotics presently as it is expected that it will resolve in 2-3 weeks time. You should continue with warm compresses (not cold) for 15-20 minutes 2-4 times a day. Do not try to drain by yourself.
If it still reoccur or does not resolve beyond 4 weeks then you should consult your Opthalmologist.
Hope this will be helpful.
Take care.
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