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nā hōʻailona ʻaʻalā: nummular eczema me ringworm. ʻOiai hiki i kēia mau kūlana ʻelua ke hana i nā ʻāpana ʻili i like me nā moni, ʻokoʻa loa lākou. ʻO kekahi ka maʻi hoʻāʻapaʻa mai loko mai o kou kino, ʻo kekahi ka maʻi fungal i loaʻa mai ke kaiapuni.
Ke nīnau nei ʻoe e pili ana i kekahi ʻano eczema kūikawā i ʻike ʻia no kona ʻano kūʻokoʻa. Mai ka huaʻōlelo Lākina ʻo "nummular" ʻo ia hoʻi "moni," e wehewehe pono ana i nā ʻāpana ʻili poʻe a oval paha i hana ʻia ma ka ʻili. Kāhea pinepine ʻia ʻo ia ʻo discoid eczema.
ʻO ka Nummular eczema ka maʻi ʻili mau loa a hoʻāʻapaʻa. ʻO ia hoʻi ʻaʻole ia he mea āu e "hopu ai"—he pane ia mai kou kino ponoʻī, pinepine e pili ana i ka ʻili maloʻo loa a palupalu paha. ʻO kēia mau ʻāpana ʻili i like me nā moni ka mea ʻeha loa a hiki ke ʻā keʻā.
ʻO nā nā hōʻailona maʻamau o ka nummular eczema pū ʻana me puna:
ʻO kekahi o nā mea nui loa e ʻike ai ʻo kona kumu a me kona hiki ke laha. ʻO nā nā kumu nui o ka nummular eczema pinepine e pili ana i nā mea e hoʻonāukiuki ai i ka ʻili, e like me:
No laila, ʻaʻole anei e laha ka nummular eczema? ʻAʻole maoli. ʻAʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻoili i kekahi kanaka ma o ka hoʻopā ʻana a i ʻole kekahi ala ʻē aʻe. He pane hoʻāʻapaʻa ia i loko, ʻaʻole he maʻi. ʻO ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka mea ʻo ka nummular eczema ka ʻanuʻu mua i ka ʻokoʻa ʻana iā ia mai kona ʻano like.
E hele kāua i ka lua o kā mākou mea hoʻopaʻapaʻa. ʻO ka mea mua: e hoʻopau kāua i kahi manaʻo kuhihewa nui. ʻAʻohe mea e pili ana i nā ilo ka Ringworm. ʻAʻohe mea. Mai kona ʻano mai ka inoa—he ʻāʻalā i like me ke apo i manaʻo hewa ʻia i ka wā ma mua ua kumu ʻia e kahi parasite.
No laila, he aha ka ringworm (tinea corporis)? He maʻi fungal maʻamau a maʻalahi hoʻi e laha ana i ka papa luna o kou ʻili puna. ʻO ka ʻāpana "tinea" o kona inoa e pili ana i ka hui o nā fungi (dermatophytes) e kumu ai ka maʻi, a ʻo "corporis" e pili ana i ke kino.
ʻO nā nā hōʻailona maʻamau o ka ringworm e hana i ke ʻano kumu i ʻike ʻia ai:
ʻO nā nā kumu o ka ringworm maʻalahi: ka hoʻopili pololei ʻana me ka fungus. Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa ma kekahi mau ʻano:
Eia kahi nīnau koʻikoʻi: maʻalahi anei ka laha ʻana o ka ringworm? ʻAe, maʻalahi loa ia e laha. ʻO ia kekahi o nā ʻokoʻa nui loa i ka hoʻohālikelike ʻana o nummular eczema me ringworm.
I ka nānā mua ʻana, he ʻāpana ʻili poʻe, ʻeha hoʻi, he ʻāpana ʻili poʻe, ʻeha hoʻi. Akā inā ʻike ʻoe i ka mea e nānā ai, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i nā ʻokoʻa liʻiliʻi akā koʻikoʻi. ʻO ka pane ʻana i ka nīnau o "pehea e ʻike ai i ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka eczema a me ka ringworm" e koi ana i ka nānā kikoʻī ʻana i ke kumu, ka helehelena, a me ke ʻano o ka ʻāʻalā.
E hoʻokomo kāua iā lāua ma ka ʻaoʻao.
| Hiʻona | Nummular Eczema (Discoid Eczema) | Ringworm (Tinea Corporis) |
|---|---|---|
| Kumu kumu | Pane hoʻāʻapaʻa i loko (pinepine e pili ana i ka ʻili maloʻo) | Maʻi fungal o waho |
| ʻIke | He ʻāpana paʻa, poʻe moni, i hoʻāʻapaʻa like. Hiki ke pulu a ʻiliʻili. | He ʻāʻalā poʻe me ke kihi i luna a ʻiliʻili a me ke kikowaena maʻemaʻe. Maʻa mau ka maloʻo. |
| Ka ʻeha | Maʻa mau ka ikaika, hiki ke komo pū me ke ʻā. | Maʻa mau ka ʻeha, akā liʻiliʻi ka manaʻo e ʻā. |
| Laha | ʻAʻole hiki ke laha | Maʻalahi loa e laha |
| Wahi | Maʻa mau nā ʻāpana he nui, maʻa mau ma nā lima a me nā wāwae. | Hiki ke hoʻokahi ʻāpana a i ʻole ʻelua, e puka ana ma nā wahi āpau o ke kino. |
| Lapaʻau | Nā mea hoʻomaloʻo, nā steroid topical, ka hoʻokele ʻana i nā mea hoʻonāukiuki. | Nā lāʻau antifungal topical a waha paha. |
[Kiʻi o Nummular Eczema ma kahi ʻē aʻe o ke Kiʻi o Ringworm, i kaha maʻalahi ʻia, e hōʻike ana i ka ʻokoʻa o ka uniformity o ka ʻāpana me ka ʻaoʻao e maʻemaʻe ana.]
E komo hohonu kāua i kēia mau ʻokoʻa nui.
ʻO kēia ka ʻokoʻa nui loa.
Ma ʻaneʻi ʻoe e pāʻani ai i ka mākaʻi. ʻO ka hiʻohiʻona o ka eczema i like me ka ringworm hiki ke paʻakikī, akā aia nā hōʻailona.
He ʻokoʻa ʻeleʻele a keʻokeʻo kēia i loko o ka hoʻopaʻapaʻa ʻana o discoid eczema me ringworm.
ʻOiai ʻaʻole ia he lula paʻa, hiki i ke kumu ke hāʻawi i nā hōʻailona.
ʻOiai me kēia ʻike āpau, pilikia ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana iā ʻoe iho. ʻO ka ʻike like ʻana o kēia mau kūlana ʻelua ke kiʻekiʻe loa a pono ʻoe i nā kauka i kekahi manawa i ka hoʻāʻo e maopopo. ʻO ka hōʻailona ʻoihana ka wale nō ke ala e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ai ʻoe e loaʻa ka lapaʻau kūpono.
Ke ʻike ʻoe i ke kauka a i ʻole ka dermatologist e pili ana i pehea e ʻike ai i ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ka eczema a me ka ringworm, ʻo kēia kāu e manaʻo ai:
Nānā Maka: E nānā kikoʻī ke kauka i ka ʻāʻalā, e ʻimi ana i nā hōʻailona kumu i kūkākūkā ʻia e mākou, e like me ke kikowaena e maʻemaʻe ana a i ʻole nā hōʻailona o ka ʻūlū. E nīnau pū ʻo ia iā ʻoe e pili ana i kāu mau hōʻailona, kāu moʻolelo pilikino a me ka ʻohana o ka eczema a i ʻole nā allergies, a me nā mea i hiki ke loaʻa i ka fungus (e laʻa, nā holoholona hou, ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka hale haʻuki).
Ka Hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka ʻIli (KOH Test): ʻO kēia ka hoʻāʻo hope loa no ka ringworm a maʻalahi a ʻaʻohe ʻeha. E hoʻohana ke kauka i ke kihi o ka papa microscope a i ʻole ka scalpel e ʻoki mālie i kekahi mau ʻili ʻili mai ka wahi i loaʻa ai ka maʻi, ʻoi aku hoʻi ke kihi hoʻoikaika a ʻiliʻili. A laila hoʻokomo ʻia kēia mau ʻili i loko o kahi hopena potassium hydroxide (KOH) a nānā ʻia ma lalo o kahi microscope. Hoʻoheheʻe ka hopena KOH i nā huna ʻili kanaka, waiho wale ka fungus i hope, maʻalahi ke ʻike puna.
ʻIʻimi ʻIli: I nā hihia kakaʻikahi a paʻakikī paha kahi e maopopo ʻole ai ka hōʻailona, hiki i ke kauka ke hana i kahi ʻiʻimi ʻili, kahi e komo ai ka hoʻomoe ʻana i ka wahi a lawe ʻana i kahi huna ʻili liʻiliʻi no ka loiloi ma ka hale hana.
Eia kahi e hoʻomaka ai nā huila e hele. ʻO ka loaʻa ʻana o ka hōʻailona pololei ka mea nui loa no ka mea ʻo nā lapaʻau no kēia mau kūlana ʻelua ke kūʻē loa.
HOʻOMAKAI KOʻIKOʻI: ʻO ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka lapaʻau hewa ke hoʻonui loa i kou ʻāʻalā. ʻO ka hoʻohana ʻana i kahi kalipupū steroid topical (he lapaʻau maʻamau no ka nummular eczema) i kahi maʻi ringworm he hewa nui. Hoʻopau ka steroid i ka pane immune kūloko o kou ʻili, ʻo ia ka mea e ʻae ai i ka fungus e ulu me ka palena ʻole. Hiki i kēia ke hoʻolaha i ka ʻāʻalā, lilo i mea hoʻāʻapaʻa, a hoʻololi i kona helehelena, he kūlana i kapa ʻia ʻo "tinea incognito" puna.
ʻO ka pahuhopu o lapaʻau no ka nummular eczema ʻo ia ka hoʻokele ʻana i kahi maʻi mau loa ma ka hoʻomaloʻo ʻana i ka ʻili, ka hoʻemi ʻana i ka hoʻāʻapaʻa, a me ka pale ʻana i nā hopena.
ʻO ka pahuhopu o lapaʻau no ka ringworm ʻo ia ka hoʻopau loa ʻana i kahi maʻi.
No laila, i ka hihia paʻakikī o nummular eczema me ringworm, ʻo kāu mea e lawe ai ʻo ia:
Hiki i kēia mau ʻāʻalā ke hoʻopunipuni nui. ʻOiai hiki i nā kikoʻī ma ʻaneʻi ke kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻomaopopo i ka puʻupuʻu ʻana o discoid eczema me ringworm, ʻaʻole lākou he pani no ka ʻōlelo aʻo olakino ʻoihana.
Inā he ʻāʻalā poʻe, ʻeha, ʻē aʻe kou, ʻo ka ʻanuʻu nui loa āu e hana ai, ʻo ia ka ʻike ʻana i ke kauka a i ʻole ka dermatologist i hōʻoia ʻia. ʻO ka hōʻailona pololei kou ala wikiwiki a palekana loa i ka ʻili maʻemaʻe, olakino. Mai kuhihewa—e nānā ʻia.
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