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i-nummular eczema vs ringworm. Noma lezi zimo ezimbili zingadala izinsipho ezibukeka njengemali, zihlukile kakhulu. Enye yisimo esivuvukalayo esiphuma ngaphakathi emzimbeni wakho, kanti enye yisifo esingcolile esitholwa imvelo.
Ukhuluma ngohlobo oluthile lwe-eczema olwaziwa ngesimo salo esihlukile. Igama elithi “nummular” livela egameni lesiLatini elisho elithi “imali,” okuchaza kahle izindawo eziyindilinga noma eziyi-oval ezikhiqiza esikhunjeni. Ivame ukubizwa nangokuthi i-discoid eczema.
I-Nummular eczema isifo esingapheli, esivuvukalayo sesikhumba. Lokhu kusho ukuthi akuyona into ongayithola-"ukugula"-ukusabela komzimba wakho, ngokuvamile okuhlobene nokuba nesikhumba esomile kakhulu noma esibucayi. Lezi zibazi ezifana nemali zivame ukuluma kakhulu futhi ngezinye izikhathi zingasha.
Izimpawu ezijwayelekile zezimpawu ze-nummular eczema zihlanganisa source: * Izilonda ezicacile, ezifana nemali noma eziyi-oval. * Ukuluma okukhulu (pruritus) okungaphazamisa ukulala. * Izindawo zingase ziqale njengezinduna ezincane ezihlangana zibe indawo enkulu. * I-rash ingaba nomswakama (iphuma uketshezi olucacile) bese yakha isilonda, noma ingaba yomile futhi igqagqile.
Enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ukwazi imbangela nokudluliselwa kwayo. Izimbangela eziyinhloko ze-nummular eczema ngokuvamile zihlotshaniswa nezinto ezibangela ukucasuka kwesikhumba, njenge: * Isikhumba esomile kakhulu (xerosis) * Umonakalo esikhunjeni njengokulunywa yizinambuzane, ukuklwebheka, noma ukusha ngenxa yamachwebhu * Ukugeleza kwegazi okungahambi kahle, ikakhulukazi ezinyaweni ezingezansi * Ukuthintana nezinto ezicasulayo njenge-nickel noma i-formaldehyde
Ngakho-ke, ingabe i-nummular eczema iyatheleleka? Cha Impela. Awukwazi ukuyidlulisa komunye umuntu ngokuthinta noma ngezinye izindlela. Kuyisibonakaliso sokuvuvukala kwangaphakathi, hhayi isifo. Ukuqonda ukuthi iyini i-nummular eczema kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuyihlukanisa nomfowethu.
Manje esikhundleni sethu sesibili. Okokuqala, ake sicacise umbono ongajwayelekile omkhulu. I-Ringworm ayihlangene neze nezibungu. Akekho. Igama livela ekubukeni kwayo-i-rash efana nendilinga eyake yaba nombono ongabazisayo wokuthi ibangelwa ipharasi.
Ngakho-ke, iyini i-ringworm (tinea corporis)? Kuyisifo esivamile futhi esithelelanayo kakhulu esingcolile esithinta ungqimba oluphezulu lwesikhumba sakho source. Ingxenye ethi “tinea” yegama layo ibhekisa eqenjini lezintsholongwane (dermatophytes) ezibangela isifo, kanti i-“corporis” ibhekisa emzimbeni.
Izimpawu zakudala zezimpawu ze-ringworm zakha isimo esicacile esaziwa ngaso: * I-rash eyindilinga noma efana nendilinga. * Umngcele wendilinga uvame ukuba phezulu, ubomvu, futhi uqagqile. * Isikhungo sendilinga sivame ukuba sicacile noma sithintekile kangako, okwenza lokho ukubukeka okuhlukile kwe-"ringwz". * I-rash ivame ukuluma.
Izimbangela ze-ringworm zilula: ukuthintana ngqo nezintsholongwane. Ungayithola ngezindlela eziningana: * Umuntu kumuntu: Ukuthintana kwesikhumba nesikhumba nomuntu othelelekile. * Isilwane kumuntu: Ukuthinta isilwane esithelelekile, njengokati noma inja. * Into kumuntu: Ukuthintana nezinto ezingcolile njengamatulo, imibhede, amakama, noma izinto zokuzivocavoca.
Lokhu kusiletha kumbuzo obalulekile: ingabe i-ringworm iyatheleleka? Yebo, iyatheleleka kakhulu. Lena ingenye yezinye zezindlela ezibaluleke kakhulu ku-nummular eczema vs ringworm.
Lapho ubheka nje, indawo eyindilinga, elumayo iyindawo eyindilinga, elumayo. Kodwa uma wazi ukuthi ubheka ini, ungase uqale ukubona umehluko omncane kodwa obalulekile. Ukuphendula umbuzo wokuthi “ungahlukanisa kanjani i-eczema ne-ringworm” kudinga ukubhekisisa imbangela, ukubukeka, nokuziphatha kwe-rash.
Ake sizibeke eceleni.
| Isici | I-Nummular Eczema (Discoid Eczema) | I-Ringworm (Tinea Corporis) |
|---|---|---|
| Imbangela Eyisisekelo | Ukuphendula okungaphakathi kokuvuvukala (ngokuvamile okuhlobene nesikhumba esomile) | Isifo sangaphandle sokubola |
| Ukubukeka | Indawo eyindilinga, evuvukale ngokulinganayo. Ingaba nomswakama bese iyakha isilonda. | I-rash eyindilinga ene-border ephezulu, eqagqile kanye nesikhungo esicacile. Ngokuvamile yomile. |
| Izinga Lokuluma | Ngokuvamile kuyimfucuza, kungabandakanya umuzwa wokusha. | Ngokuvamile kuyaluma, kodwa akunakwenzeka ukushisa. |
| Ukutheleleka | Akutheleleki | Kuyatheleleka kakhulu |
| Indawo | Ngokuvamile izindawo eziningi, ezijwayelekile ezandleni nasemilenzeni. | Kungaba indawo eyodwa noma ezimbalwa, zivele kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yomzimba. |
| Ukwelashwa | Ama-moisturizers, ama-steroidi angaphandle, ukuphathwa kwezinto ezibangela ukucasuka. | Imithi yokuqeda ukubola engaphandle noma eyomlomo. |
[Isithombe se-Nummular Eczema eceleni kweSithombe se-Ringworm, esibhalwe kahle, sibonisa umehluko ekuqhubekeni kwezindawo uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhungo esicacile.]
Ake sicubungule le mihlukaniso ebalulekile.
Lena iyona eyona umehluko omkhulu. * I-Nummular Eczema iwukuvuka okungaphezulu komzimba wakho kwezinto ezibangela ukucasuka njengesikhumba esomile noma into ebucayi. Kuyinkinga yangaphakathi. * I-Ringworm kuyinkinga yangaphandle. Izintsholongwane zifike esikhunjeni sakho zaqala ukwanda.
Lapha yilapho wenza khona njengomphenyi. Ukubukeka kwe-eczema okufana ne-ringworm kungaba nzima, kodwa kunezinkomba.
Lena umehluko omnyama nomhlophe ku-discoid eczema vs ringworm debate. * I-Nummular Eczema: Awukwazi ukuyidlulisela kunoma ubani. Igqibile. * I-Ringworm: Ungayidlulisa kalula kwabanye, kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, futhi cishe uyithole kumuntu, isilwane, noma indawo.
Noma kungewona umthetho onganqumanga, iphethini inganikeza izinkomba. * I-Nummular Eczema ngokuvamile iveza izindawo eziningi ezifana nemali, ezijwayelekile ezinyaweni ezingezansi, emakhaleni, nasemagqumeni ezandla. * I-Ringworm ingaqala njengendawo eyodwa futhi ingabonakala noma kuphi-kanye-kanye-ingalo yakho, umlenze, umzimba, noma ngisho nobuso bakho.
Ngisho nalo lonke ulwazi olukhona, ukuzixilonga kuyingozi. Ukubuka okufanayo phakathi kwezi zimo ezimbili kubaluleke kakhulu kangangokuthi ngisho nodokotela ngezinye izikhathi badinga ukuhlolwa ukuze baqiniseke. Ukuxilongwa nguchwepheshe kuphela indlela yokuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okulungile.
Lapho uvakashela udokotela noma i-dermatologist mayelana nokuthi ungahlukanisa kanjani i-eczema ne-ringworm, nansi ongayilindela:
Ukuhlolwa Okubonakalayo: Udokotela uzohlola i-rash ngokucophelela, ebheke ezibonakaliso ezicacile esizixoxile, njengesikhungo esicacile noma izibonakaliso zokumanzi. Uzophinde akubuze mayelana nezimpawu zakho, umlando wakho womuntu siqu nomndeni we-eczema noma izifo, kanye nokutholakala okungenzeka kwezintsholongwane (isb., izilwane ezintsha, ukusetshenziswa kwezindawo zokuzivocavoca).
Ukuklwebha Isikhumba (KOH Test): Lena yiyona ihlolwa eyokuqinisekisa i-ringworm futhi ilula futhi ayibuhlungu. Udokotela uzosebenzisa umngcele we-microscope slide noma isebalide ukuklwebha kancane amathepha esikhumba endaweni ethintekayo, ikakhulukazi umngcele osebenzayo, oqagqile. La mathepha bese efakwa kusixazululo se-potassium hydroxide (KOH) futhi ahlolwe ngaphansi kwe-microscope. Isixazululo se-KOH sicubungula amaseli esikhumba somuntu, sishiye kuphela izintsholongwane, okwenza kube lula ukuzibona source.
I-Skin Biopsy: Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu noma eziyinkimbinkimbi lapho ukuxilongwa kusadingeka kungacacile, udokotela angase enze i-skin biopsy, okubandakanya ukuqeda ubuhlungu endaweni bese kuthathwa isampula esincane sesikhumba ukuze kuhlolwe esikhungweni.
Lapha yilapho amacebo ehlangana khona. Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okulungile kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba izindlela zokwelashwa zalezi zimo zihlukile.
ISIXWAYISO ESIMQINISO: Ukusebenzisa ukwelashwa okungalungile kungenza i-rash yakho ibe yimbi kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi, ukufaka ukhilimu we-steroidi ongaphakathi ( ukwelashwa okuvamile kwe-nummular eczema) ezifweni ze-ringworm kuyiphutha elikhulu. I-steroid ivimbela ukuphendula komzimba wakho wesikhumba, okuvumela izintsholongwane ukuthi zikhule zingalawulwa. Lokhu kungabangela ukuthi i-rash isabalale, ivuvuke kakhulu, futhi ishintshe ukubukeka kwayo, isimo esibizwa nge “tinea incognito” source.
Inhloso yokwelashwa kwe-nummular eczema ukuphatha isimo esingapheli ngokunisela isikhumba, ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, nokuvimbela ukuguguleka.
Inhloso yokwelashwa kwe-ringworm ukuqeda ngokuphelele isifo.
Ngakho-ke, esimweni esinzima sokungenelela kwe-nummular eczema vs ringworm, nansi into ongayithatha:
Lezi zizinda zingaba abakhohlisi abanekhono. Noma imininingwane elapha ingakusiza ukuthi uqonde iphazili ye-discoid eczema vs ringworm, ayisiyo into efanelekile yokwelulekwa kwezokwelapha.
Uma une-rash engapheli, elumayo, eyindilinga, isinyathelo esibaluleke kakhulu ongakwenza ukubona udokotela noma i-dermatologist eqinisekisiwe. Ukuxilongwa okunembile kuyindlela yakho esheshayo nekhuselekile yokuba nesikhumba esihlanzekile, esinempilo. Ungaqagele-ke uhlole.
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