Blepharitis : Risk Factors

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An allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful. See also: hay fever allergy to mold, dander, dust food allergies drug allergies allergy testing allergic reactions
Source:ADAM
Date:February 15, 2007
Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common medical disorders.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Physical allergies are allergic reactions to cold, sunlight, heat, or minor injury. The immune system is designed to protect the body from harmful invaders such as germs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Dust mites are perhaps the most common cause of nasal allergies. These mites are microscopic organisms that live in bedding, upholstered furniture, and carpets. They thrive in warm, humid conditions.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
Food allergies affect approximately 3 percent of children and 1 percent of adults in the United States. It is estimated that an even larger percentage of the population experiences problems with food intolerance.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Well Being
A hypersensitive response by the immune system to a foreign substance that is ordinarily harmless. Allergies account for more office visits to pediatricians than any other ailment, besides the common cold, and are responsible for more missed school days than any other medical problem.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Head lice are tiny insects that live on the scalp. They can be spread by close contact with other people. These lice only live in hair and occasionally eyebrows and eyelashes. See also: Body lice Pubic lice
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
Parasitic insects that live on hair. Infestation with head lice, also called pediculosis, is a common occurence in schools and day care centers.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Rosacea is a chronic skin condition involving inflammation of the cheeks, nose, chin, forehead, or eyelids. It may appear as redness, prominent spider-like blood vessels, swelling, or skin eruptions similar to acne .
Source:ADAM
Date:February 5, 2008
Rosacea is a skin disease typically appearing in persons during their 30s and 40s. It is marked by redness (erythema) of the face, flushing of the skin, and the presence of hard pimples (papules) or pus-filled pimples (pustules) as well as small, visible spider-like veins called telangiectasia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Rosacea is a skin disease typically appearing in people during their 30s and 40s. It is marked by redness (erythema) of the face, flushing of the skin, and the presence of hard pimples (papules) or pus-filled pimples (pustules), and small visible spider-like veins called telangiectasias.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Most bumps on the eyelid are styes. A stye is an inflamed oil gland on the edge of your eyelid, where the lash meets the lid. It appears as a red, swollen bump that looks like a pimple. It is tender, especially to touch.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 13, 2007
Styes and chalazia are infections and inflammations of the tiny oil glands on the eyelids. A sty, or external hordeolum, is a common childhood infection of an oil gland on the surface of the upper or lower eyelids at the base of the eyelash.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Also known as an external hordeolum, a stye is an infection or small abscess formation within the hair follicle glands on the free edge of the eyelid. These sebaceous glands are also known as Zeis ' s or Moll ' s glands.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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