A patient comes into the clinic reporting pain in her O.D. On examination, the nurse sees a pustule at the lid margin that is painful to touch, red, and swollen. What is the correct term for this finding?

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A hordeolum, or stye, is a painful, red, and swollen pustule at the lid margin. A chalazion is a nodule protruding on the lid, toward the inside, and is nontender, firm, with discrete swelling. Dacryocystitis is an inflammation of the lacrimal sac. Blepharitis is inflammation of the eyelids. The painful, red, swollen pustule at the lid margin on this patient's eyelid is a hordeolum or stye.

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