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I-Mesenteric lymphadenitis iwukuvuvukala kwama-lymph nodes esiswini sakho, ikakhulukazi e-mesentery—ithishu ehlanganisa amabele akho odongeni lwesisu lakho. Lesi simo sibangela ubuhlungu besisu obungazwakala lufana kakhulu ne-appendicitis, okuyikhathaza abantu abaningi nemindeni yabo.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-mesenteric lymphadenitis ngokuvamile isimo esiphelileyo esivele lapho umzimba wakho ulwa nokutheleleka. Ama-lymph nodes akho ingxenye yesistimu yakho yokuvimbela, futhi uma enza umsebenzi wawo wokusika izinto ezilimazayo, angavuvukala futhi abe buhlungu.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko oyibonayo yibuhlungu besisu, ngokuvamile eduze kwesinqe sakho noma ngakwesokudla sesisu sakho. Lobu buhlungu bungaba ukungakhululeki okuncane kuya ekukrampeni okukhulu okungakwenza ukhathazeke ngezimo ezinkulu.
Nawa izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo, uqale ngezivamile kakhulu:
Kwezinye izikhathi, ungase uhlangabezane nezimpawu eziqhubekayo noma uthuthukise izinkinga. Abanye abantu baphawula ama-lymph nodes avuvukile kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wabo, ikakhulukazi entanyeni noma ezingalweni. Ubuhlungu bungase bube bukhulu noma buhlale isikhathi eside kunamacala avamile.
Okwenza lesi simo sibe nzima ukuthi izimpawu zingafana kakhulu ne-appendicitis, kungakho kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu besisu obukhulu.
Ngokuvamile, i-mesenteric lymphadenitis ihlukaniswa ngezigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko, kuye ngokuthi yini ebangela ukuvuvukala. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza ukuqonda kangcono ukuthi kwenzekani emzimbeni wakho.
Uhlobo oluvamile kakhulu yi-infectious mesenteric lymphadenitis, ethuthukiswa uma umzimba wakho ulwa ne-viral noma i-bacterial infection. Lokhu kubalwa eningi lamacala futhi ngokuvamile kuqeda uma i-infection esuka kuyo iphelile.
Uhlobo lwesibili yi-non-infectious mesenteric lymphadenitis, engase ibe khona ngenxa yezimo zokuvuvukala noma ezinye izimpendulo zesimiso somzimba. Lolu hlobo aluvamile, kodwa lungase ludinge izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-chronic mesenteric lymphadenitis ingathuthuka, lapho ukuvuvukala kuqhubeka amasonto noma izinyanga. Lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esingaphansi esidinga ukuhlolwa nokwelashwa okubanzi.
Iningi lamacala e-mesenteric lymphadenitis lithuthuka uma ama-lymph nodes akho ephendula i-infection ethile emzimbeni wakho. Ama-lymph nodes avuvukala njengoba asebenza kakhulu ukuhlunga ama-bacteria, ama-virus, noma ezinye izinto ezilimazayo.
Nazi izimbangela ezivamile kakhulu, ezihlelwe kusuka kwizivamile kuya kwezingavamile:
Ezimweni ezingavamile, izimo ezingathi sína zingabangela ukukhula okufanayo kwama-lymph nodes. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise izifo ezithile zokungasebenzi kahle kwesistimu yomzimba, i-tuberculosis, noma ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza ezihlasela isimiso se-lymphatic.
Ngesinye isikhathi, odokotela abakwazi ukuthola imbangela eqondile, ikakhulukazi uma isimo siphela ngokushesha. Lokhu akusho ukuthi kukhona okungalungile ngokuxilongwa noma ukwelashwa—kuveza nje ukuthi izinhlelo zethu zokulwa nezifo ngezinye izikhathi ziphendula kanjani ezifweni ezincane esingase singaziboni.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo besisu, ikakhulukazi uma buhambisana nokuthuthumela. Njengoba izimpawu zingafana ne-appendicitis, kungcono ukuba oqaphile.
Funani usizo lochwepheshe lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obukhulu besisu obuqala ngokuzumayo, ukuthuthumela okuphezulu ngaphezu kuka-101°F (38.3°C), ukugabha okuqhubekayo, noma izimpawu zokulahlekelwa amanzi emzimbeni. Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa isimo esinzima esidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Kufanele futhi ubona udokotela uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, uma ubuhlungu buya bukhulu, noma uma uthola ezinye izimpawu ezinkulu. Themba izinzwa zakho—uma kukhona okubonakala kungalungile kakhulu, kufanele kuhlolwe.
Kubantwana, abazali kufanele baqaphele ngokukhethekile ukushintsha kokuziphatha, ukukhala okuqhubekayo, ukwenqaba ukudla, noma noma yiziphi izimpawu ezibonisa ukuthi umntwana uya ebuhlungwini.
Izici ezithile zingakwenza ube nethuba elikhulu lokuthola i-mesenteric lymphadenitis, yize kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi noma ubani angayithola leli simo. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela zengozi kungakusiza ukuba uqaphele izimpawu ezingaba khona.
Leli simo livame kakhulu kubantwana nabantu abadala abasebancane, ikakhulu labo abaneminyaka ephakathi kuka-5 no-20. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi izinhlelo zokulwa nezifo ezincane zivame ukuphendula ngamandla ezifweni, okuholela ekukhuleni okubonakalayo kwezinso ze-lymph.
Nawa ama-risk factors aphambili okumele uwaqaphele:
Kwezinye izikhathi ezingavamile, abantu abanezinye izimo zezakhiwo ezihlobene nokuqina kwesistimu yabo yokulwa nezifo bangase babe sengozini enkulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, labo abanezinye izimo zokuvuvukala ezingapheli bangase babe nezimo eziphindaphindayo.
Ukuba nalezi zinto ezingozini akusho ukuthi uzoba ne-mesenteric lymphadenitis, kodwa ukwazi ngazo kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ngokushesha bese ufuna ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Iningi labantu abane-mesenteric lymphadenitis liyaphila ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezihlala njalo. Noma kunjalo, kuwusizo ukuqonda ukuthi yiziphi izinhlanganisela ezingase zenzeke, ngisho noma zingavamile.
Iningi lezinhlanganisela limncane futhi liphela ngokushesha. Ungase ube nobuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside esiswini okuthe kubambe izinsuku eziningi ukuze kuphele, noma ungase uqaphele ukuthi isistimu yakho yokugaya ukudla izizwa ihlupheka isikhathi esithile ngemuva kokuba izimpawu ezibuhlungu ziphelile.
Nawa amanye ama-complications, ahlanganiswe kusuka kwavamile kuya kwangavamile:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, uma isimo sibangelwa yisifo esibucayi esingaphansi, izinhlungu zingahlobene naleyo simo esiyinhloko kunokuba yi-lymphadenitis ngokwayo. Yingakho ukuxilongwa okuqondile nokunakekelwa okulandelayo kubalulekile.
Into ebalulekile okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izinhlungu ezinzima azivamile, futhi abantu abaningi bazizwa bebuyele esimweni sabo esijwayelekile ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa emva kokwelashwa.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izimo ze-mesenteric lymphadenitis, ungathatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ingozi yakho ngokugxila ekunqobeni ukutheleleka okuvamile. Njengoba izimo eziningi zivela ezifweni ze-viral noma ze-bacterial, ukuhlanzeka okuhle kuyindlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokuzivimbela.
Ukuhlanza izandla kubaluleke kakhulu—geza izandla zakho njalo ngensipho namanzi, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokudla, ngemva kokusebenzisa igumbi lokugezela, nangemva kokuba ezindaweni zomphakathi. Lesi sinyathelo esilula singavimbela izifo eziningi eziholela ekukhubekiseni kwama-lymph node.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenza kahle:
Kubantwana, ukufundisa imikhuba emihle yokuhlanzeka kusenesikhathi nokuqinisekisa ukuthi ababelani ngezinto zabo siqu esikoleni kungasiza ekuqedeni ingozi yabo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukunakekela noma yiziphi izimo zempilo ezingaphansi ezingase zibuthakathaka uhlelo lokulwa nezifo kungaba luncedo.
Khumbula ukuthi izinga elithile lokudalulwa kwezifo liyinto evamile futhi liyasiza ngisho nokukwakha ukhuseleko, ngakho-ke umgomo awukona ukugwema zonke izinzalo kodwa ukugcina izinyathelo ezifanele.
Ukuxilongwa kwe-mesenteric lymphadenitis kuqala ngokuvamile ngodokotela wakho oqaphela izimpawu zakho bese enza ukuhlolwa komzimba. Bazocindezela kancane esiswini sakho ukuhlola ukuzwela futhi bangase bazwe noma yiziphi iziphoqo ze-lymph ezikhulu.
Njengoba izimpawu zingafana ne-appendicitis, udokotela wakho cishe uzofuna ukuqeda leyo simo esibi kakhulu kuqala. Lo mkhuba ungase uzwe ubude, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okulungile.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ihlanganisa izinyathelo eziningana:
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase akhethe ukuhlola okwengeziwe uma bethola isizathu esithile esingaphansi. Lokhu kungafaka izivivinyo zegazi ezithile zamabhaktheriya athile noma ama-virus, noma izifundo zokwenza izithombe ukuthola isithombe esicacile sokuthi kwenzekani ngaphakathi esiswini sakho.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izimo eziningi zingaxilongwa ngokushesha uma kuqediwe ukuhlolwa okulungile. Udokotela wakho uzoqhubeka ngendlela ehlelekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abalahlekelwa yilutho olukhulu ngenkathi uthola impumuzo oyidingayo.
Ukwelashwa kwe-mesenteric lymphadenitis kugxila ekuphatheni izimpawu zakho ngenkathi uhlelo lwakho lokuphepha lomzimba luphatha isizathu esingaphansi. Ezimweni eziningi, isimo siyaphela ngokwalo phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma ukunakekelwa okusekela njengendlela eyinhloko yokwelapha. Lokhu kusho ukugxila ekugcineni ukhululekile ngenkathi iziphoqo zakho ze-lymph zibuyela usayizi olujwayelekile futhi ukuvuvukala kuphela.
Nanku ukuthi ukwelashwa kuvame ukubandakanya:
Ezimeni ezingavamile lapho kutholakala khona ukutheleleka okukhethekile kwe-bacterial, udokotela wakho angase anikeze ama-antibiotics. Noma kunjalo, njengoba izimo eziningi ziyizifo ezibangelwa yi-viral, ama-antibiotics ngeke asize futhi angase abangele imiphumela emibi.
Uma unebuhlungu obukhulu, udokotela wakho angase akhuthaze imithi enamandla yokunciphisa ubuhlungu noma anikeze izindlela ezengeziwe zokududuza. Okubalulekile ukusebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole okusebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukunakekela wena ekhaya kubaluleke kakhulu ekuphulukiseni kwakho kusuka ku-mesenteric lymphadenitis. Izindlela ezifanele zokunakekela wena zingasiza ekuqedeni ubuhlungu bakho nokusekela inqubo yokwelapha yemvelo yomzimba wakho.
Ukuphumula kuyinye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ongayenza. Nikeza umzimba wakho amandla adingekayo ukuze ulwe nokutheleleka okubangelayo ngokulala okwanele nokugwema imisebenzi enzima kuze kube yilapho uzizwa kangcono.
Nawa amasu okuhlanzeka ekhaya asebenzayo:
Qaphela izimpawu zakho, unganqikazi ukuthintana nodokotela wakho uma ziyanda noma uma kuvela izimpawu ezintsha. Ngezinye izikhathi lokho okubonakala sengathi kuyizimo ezilula zokunakekelwa ekhaya kungashintsha, futhi kungcono ukuhlola nodokotela wakho.
Dala indawo enhle ekhaya lapho ungaphumula khona kalula. Lokhu kungase kusho ukulungisa indawo enhle ngamakhadi, ukugcina imithi eduze, nokuba nokufinyelela okulula ezinweleni nasekudleni okulula.
Ukuba ulungile nge-aphoyintimenti yakho nodokotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nelenani lokwelapha eliphumelelayo. Ukuthatha imizuzu embalwa ukuhlela imicabango yakho nezimpawu zakho kusengaphambili kuzokwenza ukuvakasha kube nomphumela.
Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini nokuthi zishintshe kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Chaza ngokucacile indawo nobuntu lobuhlungu bakho, njengoba lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwezimo ezahlukene ezingaba khona.
Nanku okumele ukulethe e-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Cabanga ngalokho okungenzeka ukuthi kubangele izimpawu zakho. Ingabe ubelokhu ukhona nomuntu owayegula? Ingabe udle okuthile okungavamile? Ingabe uhamba ngesikhathi esisanda kwedlula? Lo mqondo ungaba yigugu ekulingweni likadokotela wakho.
Cabanga ngokuletha umngani othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa ungaphili kahle noma ukhathazekile. Bangakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti.
Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuqonda nge-mesenteric lymphadenitis ukuthi ngokuvamile iyisimo sesikhashana esiphulukayo ngenxa yokunakekelwa okufanele nesikhathi. Nakuba ubuhlungu besisu bungakhathaza, ikakhulukazi lapho bufana nezimo ezingathi sína njenge-appendicitis, abantu abaningi bayaphulile ngokuphelele ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.
Lesi simo sibonisa ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sisebenza ekulweni nokuqubuka, okusho ukuthi umzimba wakho wenza lokho okufanele ukwenze. Ukuvuvukala ezinodweni zakho ze-lymph kuyisibonakaliso sokuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sisebenza kahle, hhayi ukuthi kukhona okuphosakele kakhulu.
Ukuthi ungaphatha kanjani i-mesenteric lymphadenitis ngempumelelo ukufumana ukuhlolwa komtholampilo okufanele ukuze kuvinjwe izimo ezingathi sína, okulandela ukunakekelwa okusekela okusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uphile ngokwemvelo. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bephilile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa futhi babuyela emisebenzini yabo evamile ngaphakathi kweviki noma ezimbili.
Khumbula ukuthi ukufuna ukunakekelwa komtholampilo ngenxa yobuhlungu besisu obuhlala njalo kuyisinqumo esifanele njalo. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa okufanele kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhulu ngokushesha futhi kukuphe ukuthula kwengqondo ngesimo sakho.
Izimo eziningi ze-mesenteric lymphadenitis ziyaphulile phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-14 ngokwelashwa okufanele nokunakekelwa kwakho. Izimpawu ezibuhlungu njengobhlungu obukhulu nokuvuvukala kuvame ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala, kuyilapho ubuhlungu besisu obuthambile bungase buqhubeke kuze kube amasonto ambalwa.
Isikhathi singase sihluke kuye ngokuthi yini ebangelwe yilesi simo nokuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba siyasula kanjani ukutheleleka okusekelwe. Abantwana bavame ukuphulukana ngokushesha kunabantu abadala, ngezinye izikhathi bazizwa bephilile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa.
I-mesenteric lymphadenitis ngokwayo aliwumkhuhlane, kodwa ukutheleleka okwakubangela kungaba yikho. Uma isimo sakho siphuma ekuthelelekeni kwe-viral noma i-bacterial, ungase usabalalise leyo ntheleleko kwabanye, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala lapho izimpawu zisebenza kakhulu.
Kuhlakaniphile ukwenza ukuhlanzeka okuhle, ugeze izandla njalo, futhi ugweme ukusondelana nabanye uze uzizwe kangcono. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela ukusabalala kokutheleleka okungase kube yimbangela yokuvuvukala kwe-lymph node yakho.
Yebo, i-mesenteric lymphadenitis ingabuya, ikakhulukazi uma ukhombiswe izifo ezintsha noma uma unesimo esingaphansi esikwenza ube sengozini enkulu. Noma kunjalo, ukuyithola kanye akusho ukuthi cishe uzobuya uyithole futhi njalo.
Uma uhlangabezana nezehlakalo eziningi, udokotela wakho angase afune ukuphenya ukuthi kukhona yini imbangela engaphansi edinga ukwelashwa okuqondile. Abantu abaningi abanezehlakalo elilodwa abayitholi futhi, noma bangase babe nezehlakalo ezincane ngezikhathi zesifo.
Nakuba womabili lawo maqondana ebangela ubuhlungu besisu, kunezinto ezimbalwa ezihluke kakhulu. Ubuhlungu be-appendicitis luqala ngokuvamile eduze kwesinqe bese luya ngakwesokudla phansi, lube sibi futhi luhlale njalo. Ubuhlungu obuvela ku-mesenteric lymphadenitis buvamise ukuba buhlanganisiwe futhi bungase buye buhambe.
I-appendicitis ngokuvamile ibangela izimpawu ezinzima njengobushushu obukhulu bomzimba, isicanucanu esibi, nokungakwazi ukuhamba ngokunethezeka. Noma kunjalo, njengoba izimpawu zingase zihlangane kakhulu, kubalulekile ukuvumela ochwepheshe bezempilo ukuba benze lo mehluko ngokuhlolwa okuqondile nokuhlolwa.
Yebo, abantu abadala bangathola impumuzo yamasosele yesisu, nakuba kuvame ukuxilongwa kubantwana nabantu abadala abasebancane. Icala labantu abadala lingase lingacatshangelwa ekuqaleni ngoba abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi yisimo esithinta kuphela abantwana.
Izimpawu zabantu abadala zivame ukufana nezabantwana, kodwa abantu abadala bangase babe nokuzwakala okungapheli isikhathi eside noma babe nezimpawu ezingenaso ithonya. Uma ungumuntu omdala ophethwe ubuhlungu besisu obuqhubekayo ngezimpawu ezifana nokuvuvukala noma ukuphefumula, kubalulekile ukuxoxa ngaleli thuba nodokotela wakho.
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