Infection on inner eyelid - 4-year-old child

[amymc72]

My daughter had a stye on her left eye last year - we visited an an optometrist for antibiotic ointment and it finally cleared up. She has now developed a lesion on her right eye that I do not believe is a stye - it is on her lower lid, but significantly below the lash line. When I pull her lid out to see between the inner lid and her eye, there is a large bump that appears to be filled with pus (I hate that word). We have been applying warm compresses and using the antibiotic ointment for a few days now, and the bump only appears to be growing. I've been researching online and am wondering if this could be a chalazion? Is this common in children? I am typing this Saturday evening - can I wait until Monday morning to visit an opthomologist, or is this more urgent?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Yes chalazions are common in children and it will wait till Monday. Use the search feature to learn more about and Google images to see what they look like

JCH MD

[amymc72]

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[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

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JCH MD