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I-Clocortolone iyimithi ye-corticosteroid esetshenziswa ngaphandle esiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ububomvu, nokuluma esikhumbeni sakho. I-cream noma i-ointment ye-steroid enamandla aphakathi nendawo odokotela abayinqumayo ngokuvamile ezimweni ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba njenge-eczema, i-dermatitis, ne-psoriasis. Cabanga ngayo njengokwelashwa okuqondiswe ngqo okuvuvukalayo okusebenza ngqo lapho uyifaka khona, okusiza isikhumba sakho ukuthi silulame ngokunethezeka okwengeziwe.
I-Clocortolone pivalate iyi-corticosteroid yokwenziwa eyingxenye yekilasi elinamandla aphakathi nendawo lama-steroid asetshenziswa ngaphandle. Ilingisa ama-hormone emvelo umzimba wakho owakhiqizayo ukuze ulwe nokuvuvukala, kodwa ngesimo esigxilile esenzelwe izinkinga zesikhumba ngqo. Umuthi uza ngesimo se-cream noma i-ointment oyifaka ngqo ezindaweni ezithintekile zesikhumba sakho.
Lo muthi uhlukaniswa njenge-Class III (amandla aphakathi nendawo) i-corticosteroid esetshenziswa ngaphandle esikalini samandla esinezinhlobo eziyisikhombisa. Lokhu kusho ukuthi inamandla ngokwanele ukwelapha izimo eziningi zesikhumba kodwa ithambile ngokwanele ukusetshenziswa njalo uma inqunywe kahle ngumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
I-Clocortolone iphatha izimo zesikhumba ezivuvukalayo ezibangela ububomvu, ukuvuvukala, ukuluma, nokungakhululeki. Udokotela wakho angase ayinqume uma isikhumba sakho sisabela kuma-allergens, izinto ezicasulayo, noma uma amasosha akho omzimba esebenza ngokweqile ezindaweni ezithile. Umuthi usebenza kahle ikakhulu ezimweni ezithinta izendlalelo ezingaphandle zesikhumba sakho.
Nawa amazwi ajwayelekile kakhulu i-clocortolone esiza ukuwapheka:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzoqaphela ukuthi i-clocortolone ilungele isimo sakho sesikhumba esithile ngokuya ngobukhulu, indawo, kanye nohlobo lokuvuvukala okuhlangenwe nakho.
I-Clocortolone isebenza ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala ezingeni leselula esikhumbeni sakho. Uma uyisebenzisa ezindaweni ezithintekile, ingena ezingqimbeni zesikhumba futhi icindezela ukusabela komzimba okubangela izimpawu zakho. Lokhu kusiza ukuqeda umjikelezo wokucasuka, ukuzikloloba, nokuvuvukala okuqhubekayo.
Umuthi uvimbela ukukhiqizwa kwezinto ezibizwa ngokuthi ama-prostaglandins nama-leukotrienes, okuyizinto zamakhemikhali umzimba wakho ozikhipha ngesikhathi sokusabela okuvuvukalayo. Ngokunciphisa lezi zithunywa ezivuvukalayo, i-clocortolone isiza ukuthulisa ububomvu, ukuvuvukala, nokuluma ngenkathi ivumela isikhumba sakho ukuthi silulame ngempumelelo.
Njenge-steroid yendawo enamandla aphakathi, i-clocortolone inamandla ngokwanele ukuhlinzeka ngokuqeda okukhulu ngaphandle kokuba namandla kangangokuthi kubangele imiphumela emibi ebalulekile uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele. Abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthuthuka ezimpawini zabo zingakapheli izinsuku ezimbalwa beqala ukwelashwa, nakuba ukuphola okuphelele kungase kuthathe amasonto amaningana.
Sebenzisa i-clocortolone ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayale ngayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezingu-2-3 ngosuku esikhumbeni esihlanzekile nesomile. Sebenzisa ungqimba oluncane kuphela bese uluhlikihla ngobumnene kuze kunyamalale - akudingeki ukuthi ulusebenzise ngobukhulu ukuze lusebenze ngempumelelo. Hlala ugeza izandla zakho kahle ngaphambi nangemva kokusebenzisa umuthi, ngaphandle uma welapha izandla zakho.
Nansi indlela yokusebenzisa i-clocortolone ngokuphepha nangempumelelo:
Gwema ukusebenzisa i-clocortolone esikhumbeni esilimele, esithelwe izifo, noma esonakele kakhulu ngaphandle uma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ekuncoma ngqo ukuthi ukwenze. Umuthi umuncwa kangcono esikhumbeni esilimele, okungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-clocortolone amasonto angu-2-4, kuye ngokuthi isikhumba sabo sisabela kanjani ekwelashweni. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nobude besikhathi esisekelwe ekuqineni nendawo yesimo sakho. Kubalulekile ukuthi ungayeki ngokuphazima kweso noma uqhubeke isikhathi eside kunokuba kuchaziwe, ngoba kokubili kungadala izinkinga.
Ukuqubuka okukhulu, ungase udinge ukuyisebenzisa nsuku zonke amasonto angu-1-2 kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zithuthuka, bese unciphisa imvamisa njengoba isikhumba sakho silulama. Ezimweni ezingamahlalakhona, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukusetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile - ukuyisebenzisa kuphela lapho izimpawu ziqala kunokuba ngokuqhubekayo.
Ungalokothi usebenzise i-clocortolone isikhathi eside kunokuba udokotela wakho encoma, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezibucayi njengobuso bakho noma izindwangu zesikhumba. Ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside kungaholela ekuncipheni kwesikhumba, imigqa yokwelula, noma ezinye izinkinga ezingase zibe unomphela.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana ne-clocortolone kahle uma isetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile uma uyisebenzisa ngendlela efanele isikhathi esinconyiwe. Ukusabela kwesikhumba kwendawo yizinkinga ezivamile ongase uzithole.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile evame ukuzixazulula yona ngokwayo ihlanganisa:
Lezi zindlela ezithambile zivamise ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela emuthini. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba zimbi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathí sina idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha:
Imiphumela engavamile kodwa engathí sina ingenzeka ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside noma ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile, okuhlanganisa izinguquko zamahomoni, ushukela ophezulu wegazi, noma ukucindezelwa kokukhiqizwa kwama-steroid emvelo omzimba wakho. Lokhu akuvamile kakhulu ngokusebenzisa okufanele kwendawo kodwa kufanelekile ukuqapha uma udinga ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside.
Abantu abathile kufanele bagweme i-clocortolone noma bayisebenzise ngokucophelela okwengeziwe ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha okuseduze. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha kanye nesimo sakho sempilo samanje ngaphambi kokunquma lo muthi. Kubalulekile ukuxoxa nganoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka noma izimo ezikhona ngesikhathi sokubonisana kwakho.
Akufanele usebenzise i-clocortolone uma une:
Ukuqapha okukhethekile kuyadingeka uma unesifo sikashukela, izinkinga zesimiso somzimba sokuzivikela, noma izinkinga zokujikeleza kwegazi, njengoba lezi zimo zingathinta indlela isikhumba sakho esisabela ngayo ekwelashweni futhi silulame.
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisa ibele kufanele basebenzise i-clocortolone kuphela uma kudingeka ngokusobala futhi ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwezokwelapha. Ngenkathi ukumuncwa kwendawo kuvame ukuba kuncane, udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona kuwe nomntwana wakho.
I-Clocortolone pivalate itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Cloderm e-United States. Lo mkhiqizo unikeza kokubili amafomu e-cream kanye nama-ointment, okuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi akhethe inketho engcono kakhulu ngokuya ngohlobo lwesikhumba sakho kanye nesimo eselashwayo. Izinhlobo ezivamile zingase zitholakale futhi kuye ngendawo yakho kanye nekhemisi.
Ifomu le-cream lisebenza kahle ezimweni zesikhumba ezimanzi noma ezimanzi, kuyilapho ifomu le-ointment lingcono esikhumbeni esomile, esinamakala, noma esijiyile. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoncoma ifomu elifanele kakhulu lezidingo zakho ezithile.
Uma i-clocortolone ingakulungele noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele, kukhona izindlela eziningana zokwelapha ezitholakalayo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izidakamizwa ze-corticosteroid zendawo ezinamandla afanayo noma ahlukene, noma izinhlobo eziphelele ezihlukene zemithi elwa nokuvuvukala. Ukukhetha kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, ukuzwela kwesikhumba, nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-corticosteroid zendawo ezinamandla aphakathi nendawo zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-steroid udokotela wakho angazicabangela zihlanganisa izithiyo ze-calcineurin ezingaphezulu njenge-tacrolimus noma i-pimecrolimus, ezingaba usizo ikakhulukazi ekuphathweni kwesikhathi eside noma ezindaweni ezibucayi lapho ama-steroid engalungile.
I-Clocortolone ngokuvamile inamandla kune-hydrocortisone, okuyenza isebenze kahle ezimweni zesikhumba ezivuvukalayo eziphakathi nendawo kuya kwezinzima. I-Hydrocortisone iyi-steroid ethambile, ye-Class VII engaphezulu etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta, kuyilapho i-clocortolone iyi-steroid enamandla aphakathi nendawo, ye-Class III okudingeka incwadi kadokotela kuphela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi i-clocortolone ingelapha izimo ezingasabeli kahle ku-hydrocortisone.
Nokho,
I-Clocortolone ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ngabantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela nokusetshenziswa okufanele. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela bavame ukulimala ngokuphola kancane futhi basengozini enkulu yokutheleleka, ngakho udokotela wakho uzofuna ukubona ukuthi isikhumba sakho sisabela kanjani ekwelashweni. Imiphumela yokulwa nokuvuvukala yomuthi empeleni ingasiza ezinye izimo zesikhumba esinesifo sikashukela ziphole kangcono.
Sebenzisa izendlalelo ezincane kuphela njengoba uqondisiwe futhi ugcine izindawo eziphathwayo zihlanzekile futhi zomile. Qapha noma yiziphi izimpawu zokutheleleka noma ukuphola kancane, futhi xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ubona izinguquko ezikhathazayo. Udokotela wakho angase ancome izikhathi zokwelashwa ezimfushane noma izicelo eziphansi zokunciphisa noma yiziphi izinkinga ezingaba khona.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-clocortolone eningi, sula ngobumnene okweqile ngendwangu ehlanzekile, emanzi. Ungakhathazeki ngokusebenzisa ngokweqile ngezikhathi ezithile - izigameko ezingashoni zokusebenzisa okuningi akuvamile ukuthi zibange izinkinga. Kodwa-ke, ukusebenzisa ngokungaguquki okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi futhi kulahle imithi.
Khumbula ukuthi okuningi akukuhle ngama-steroid atholakala endaweni. Ungqimba oluncane olunyama uma lugcotshwa yilokho kuphela okudingayo ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo. Uma uzithola njalo usebenzisa okuningi, cabangela ukusebenzisa inani elincane elivela ethubeni noma ubuze usokhemisi wakho ngamakhono okusebenzisa afanele.
Uma uphuthelwa ukusetshenziswa kwe-clocortolone, yisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kwalapho sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungasebenzisi imithi eyengeziwe ukuze ubuyisele imithamo ephuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulimaze inqubekela phambili yakho yokwelashwa ngendlela enkulu, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukuxhumanisa izikhathi zokusebenzisa nezindlela zansuku zonke njengokuxubha amazinyo akho ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule.
Ngokuvamile ungaqeda ukusebenzisa i-clocortolone lapho izimpawu zakho sezixazululiwe futhi isikhumba sakho sibonakala sijwayelekile, ngokuvamile ngemva kwamasonto angu-2-4 okwelashwa. Nokho, landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi ungaqeda nini futhi kanjani. Abanye abantu badinga ukuyeka kancane kancane ngokunciphisa imvamisa kunokuyeka kungazelelwe, ikakhulukazi uma bebelokhu beyisebenzisa amasonto amaningana.
Ungayeki ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngenxa nje yokuthi uzizwa ungcono - ukuqeda inkambo ebekiwe kusiza ekuvikeleni ukuqubuka futhi kuqinisekisa ukuphulukiswa okuphelele. Uma isimo sakho singathuthukanga ngemva kwamasonto angu-2 noma siqhubeke sibi, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kunokuqhubeka nokwelashwa unomphela.
I-Clocortolone ingasetshenziswa esikhumbeni sobuso, kodwa kuphela ngaphansi kokugadwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze futhi ngokuvamile isikhathi esincane kunezindawo zomzimba ezinye. Isikhumba sobuso sincane futhi sizwela kakhulu, okwenza sithambekele emiphumeleni engemihle efana nokuncipha kwesikhumba, izimpawu zokwelula, noma izinguquko ekubunjweni kombala. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoyibhala ukuthi isetshenziswe ebusweni kuphela uma ukwelashwa okuthambile kungasebenzanga.
Uma udokotela wakho ekubhala i-clocortolone ukuthi isetshenziswe ebusweni, yigcobe kancane kakhulu futhi ugweme indawo yamehlo ngokuphelele. Qaphela ngokucophelela noma yiziphi izimpawu zokucasuka kwesikhumba, ukuncipha, noma ezinye izinguquko, futhi uzibike kumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha. Ungalokothi uyisebenzise eduze kwamehlo akho noma esikhumbeni sobuso esilimele ngaphandle komyalelo othile wezokwelapha.
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