Acanthosis Nigricans

I-acanthosis nigricans yisimo esibangela ukuba kube nezingxenye zesikhumba esimnyama, esibukhulu, esinobukhulu emikhonweni nasezimpungulweni zomzimba. Ngokuvamile ithonya ama-armpits, i-groin ne-neck.

Acanthosis nigricans (ak-an-THOE-sis NIE-grih-kuns) ivame ukubathinta abantu abanesisindo esingaphezulu. Ngokungavamile, isimo sesikhumba singaba uphawu lomdlavuza e-organ yangaphakathi, njengesisu noma isibindi.

Ukuphatha imbangela ye-acanthosis nigricans kungase kubuyisele umbala ojwayelekile nokuqina kwesikhumba.

Uphawu olukhulu lwe-acanthosis nigricans iwukukhazimula okumnyama, okuqatha, okune-velvet kwesikhumba ezigubeni zomzimba nasemiqondweni. Kuvamise ukuvela ezingalweni, emadolweni nasemuva komqala. Yakhula kancane kancane. Isikhumba esithintekayo singase sibe nomkhuhlane, sibe nokunuka futhi sikhiqize amathegi esikhumba.

Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ubona ukushintsha kwesikhumba sakho — ikakhulukazi uma lokhu kushintsha kungenzeka ngokuzumayo. Ungase ube nesimo esingaphansi esidinga ukwelashwa.

Ukuqina okumnyama kungahlobana noku:

• Ukumelana ne-insulin. Abantu abaningi abane-acanthosis nigricans baye baphenduka bemelana ne-insulin. I-insulin iwuhormoni ekhishwa yi-pancreas evumela umzimba ukuba uqhubeke ushukela. Ukumelana ne-insulin yilokho okuholela ekuguleni kweswekile uhlobo 2. Ukumelana ne-insulin kuhlobene ne-polycystic ovarian syndrome futhi kungaba yisici sokuthi kungani i-acanthosis nigricans ithuthuka.
• Imithi ethile kanye nezinye izinto ezengeziwe. I-niacin eningi, amaphilisi okuvimbela ukukhulelwa, i-prednisone nezinye izidakamizwa ze-corticosteroids zingabangela i-acanthosis nigricans.
• Ukulimala. Ezinye izinhlobo zokulimalala zibangela i-acanthosis nigricans. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-lymphoma kanye nokulimala kwesisu, ikholoni ne-liver.

Ingozi yokuba no-acanthosis nigricans iphezulu kubantu abanesisindo esingaphezulu. Ingozi iphinde ibe phezulu kubantu abanezakhiwo zomndeni zesimo, ikakhulukazi emindenini lapho ukukhulu kwesisindo noshukela uhlobo 2 kuvamile khona.

Abantu abanacanthosis nigricans banesilinganiso esiphezulu kakhulu sokukhula isifo sikashukela uhlobo 2.

Ukuqina okumnyama kwesikhumba (acanthosi nigricans) kungaqaphelwa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwesikhumba. Ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa, umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo angase athathe isampula yesikhumba (i-biopsy) ukuze ayibuke ngaphansi komkhiqizo. Noma ungase udinga ezinye izivivinyo ukuthola ukuthi yini ebangela izimpawu zakho.

Ayikho impilo ethile yokwelapha i-acanthosis nigricans. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa angase asikisele ukwelashwa okuzokusiza ngebuhlungu nengqondo, njengezikhilimu zesikhumba, amasobha akhethekile, imithi kanye nokwelashwa nge-laser.

Ukuphatha imbangela eyingqayizivele kungasiza. Isibonelo sibandakanya:

• Lahlekelwa isisindo. Uma i-acanthosis nigricans yakho ibangelwa ukukhuluphala, ukwelulekwa kokudla nokulahlekelwa isisindo kungasiza.
• Yekisa imithi. Uma isimo sakho sibonakala sihlobene nemithi noma i-supplement oyisebenzisayo, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa angase asikisele ukuthi uyeke ukusebenzisa leyo nto.
• Yenza ukuhlinzwa. Uma i-acanthosis nigricans iqalwe yi-tumor yomdlavuza, ukuhlinzwa kokususa i-tumor kuvame ukuqeda izimpawu zesikhumba.