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I-Crotamiton iyimithi esetshenziswa ngaphandle eselapha i-scabies futhi idambisa ukulunywa okuvela ezimweni ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba. Le khilimu noma i-lotion ethambile kodwa esebenzayo isebenza ngokubulala ama-mite e-scabies futhi inikeze ukukhululeka okupholile ekulunyweni okuqhubekayo okungaphazamisa impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Uma ubhekene nokulunywa okukhulu noma utholwe ukuthi une-scabies, udokotela wakho angase ancome i-crotamiton njengenketho yokwelapha. Ukuqonda ukuthi le mithi isebenza kanjani nokuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka kakhulu ngohlelo lwakho lokwelapha.
I-Crotamiton iyimithi esetshenziswa ngaphandle kadokotela engaphansi kwesigaba semithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-scabicides kanye nezidakamizwa eziphikisana nokulunywa. Iza ngesimo sekhilimu noma i-lotion oyigcoba ngqo esikhumbeni sakho ukuze welaphe ukutheleleka kwe-scabies nokulawula ukulunywa.
Le mithi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka ukusiza abantu ukuthi banqobe izimo zesikhumba ezingakhululeki. Ibaluleke kakhulu ngoba ithambile kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha i-scabies, okuyenza ilungele abantu abangase bangakwazi ukubekezelela imithi enamandla.
Ngokungafani nemithi yomlomo esebenza emzimbeni wakho wonke, i-crotamiton isebenza endaweni esikhumbeni sakho lapho uyigcoba khona. Le ndlela eqondiwe isho imiphumela emincane eceleni ngenkathi isanikeza ukukhululeka okuphumelelayo ezimpawini zakho.
I-Crotamiton ilapha i-scabies, isimo sesikhumba esithathelwanayo esibangelwa ama-mite amancane agxuma esikhumbeni sakho. Iphinda futhi idambise ukulunywa okuvela ezimweni ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba, ngisho nalapho i-scabies ingeyona imbangela.
Uma une-scabies, la ma-mite amancane akha imigudu ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, okuholela ekulunyweni okukhulu okuvame ukuba kubi ebusuku. Lesi simo sivame ukuthinta izindawo ezinjengaphakathi kweminwe yakho, izihlakala, izindololwane, nendawo yangasese, nakuba singasakazeka kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa kwe-scabies, odokotela ngezinye izikhathi banikeza i-crotamiton kwezinye izimo zesikhumba ezilumayo lapho ukwelashwa okujwayelekile kungazange kunikeze ukukhululeka okwanele. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ukuthi lo muthi ulungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Crotamiton isebenza ngezindlela ezimbili eziyinhloko: ibulala ama-scabies mites namaqanda awo ngenkathi futhi inikeza ukukhululeka ekulungeni. Umuthi ungena esikhumbeni sakho ukuze ufinyelele kuma-mites emihumeni yawo, uphazamisa umjikelezo wokuphila kwawo.
Njenge-scabicide, i-crotamiton ithathwa njengemodareyithi eqinile kodwa ethambile kunezinye izindlela ezinjenge-permethrin. Isebenza ngokwanele ukususa ukutheleleka kwe-scabies ngenkathi kungenzeka ukuthi ingabangeli ukucasuka okukhulu kwesikhumba kubantu abazwelayo.
Izakhiwo zokulwa nokuluma zisebenza ngokuthinta izimpawu zemizwa esikhumbeni sakho ezidala umuzwa wokuluma. Lesi senzo esiphindwe kabili sisho ukuthi uthola kokubili ukwelashwa kwembangela eyisisekelo nokukhululeka ezimpawini ezingakhululekile.
Sebenzisa i-crotamiton ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayalela ngayo, ngokuvamile emboza wonke umzimba wakho kusuka entanyeni kuya phansi. Ngokuvamile uzoyisebenzisa kanye ngosuku izinsuku eziningana, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile kanye nemiyalelo kadokotela wakho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa umuthi, geza ngamanzi afudumele noma ushawa bese womisa isikhumba sakho kahle. Lokhu kusiza umuthi ukuthi ungene kangcono futhi ususa noma yimaphi ama-debris angaphazamisa ukwelashwa.
Nansi indlela yokusebenzisa i-crotamiton ngendlela efanele ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu:
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla ngoba ufakwa esikhumbeni sakho kunokuthathwa ngomlomo. Kodwa-ke, ukuwusebenzisa ngesikhathi sokulala kuvame ukusebenza kahle ngoba ungawushiya ubusuku bonke ngaphandle kokugeza.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-crotamiton izinsuku ezi-2 kuya kwezi-5, kuye ngokuthi baphathelwa ama-scabies noma nje ukulunywa. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Ukwelashwa kwama-scabies, ngokuvamile uzosebenzisa umuthi nsuku zonke izinsuku ezi-2-3 ezilandelanayo. Ngisho nangemva kokuthi ama-mite esusiwe, ungaqhubeka nokuzwa ukulunywa amasonto ambalwa njengoba isikhumba sakho silulama futhi ukusabela komzimba okungalungile kuyancipha.
Uma usebenzisa i-crotamiton ikakhulukazi ukukhulula ukulunywa, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuyisebenzisa isikhathi eside. Njalo landela imiyalelo yomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo kunokuyeka ukwelashwa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma uqala ukuzizwa ungcono.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela i-crotamiton kahle, kodwa njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu imnene futhi ithinta isikhumba lapho usebenzisa khona umuthi.
Le miphumela emibi evamile ngokuvamile iyazixazulula yona futhi ayidingi ukuyeka ukwelashwa:
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa ingenzeka kwabanye abantu. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nokusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba, ukuqubuka okusabalale noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile njengokuphefumula kanzima noma ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho, izindebe, noma umphimbo.
Abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nokulunywa okwandayo ekuqaleni, okungadida ngoba imithi kufanele inciphise ukulunywa. Lokhu kuba kubi okwesikhashana kuvame ukwenzeka lapho ukwelashwa kuqala ukusebenza futhi kuvame ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa.
I-Crotamiton ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi abantu abathile kufanele bagweme le mithi noma bayisebenzise ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi iphephile yini kuwe.
Akufanele usebenzise i-crotamiton uma unokungezwani nayo noma nganoma yiziphi izithako zayo. Abantu abanesikhumba esilimele kakhulu noma esiphukile kufanele futhi bagweme le mithi, njengoba ingabangela ukucasuka okwengeziwe nokumuncwa egazini.
Izinto ezikhethekile zisebenza kula maqembu abantu:
Uma unezimo zesikhumba ezingapheli noma usebenzisa eminye imithi, tshela udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala i-crotamiton. Bangasiza ukunquma ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kufanelekile yini esimweni sakho.
I-Crotamiton itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi ebhrendi, i-Eurax iyona eyaziwa kakhulu. Amanye amagama ebhrendi afaka i-Crotan kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ze-generic eziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo.
Izinhlobo zamagama ebhrendi kanye nezinhlobo ze-generic zisebenza kahle ngokulinganayo, ngakho udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi angase ancome noma iyiphi inketho ethengekayo noma etholakalayo kalula. Zonke izinhlobo ezivunyelwe yi-FDA kumele zihlangabezane namazinga afanayo ekhwalithi nokusebenza kahle.
Usokhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi i-brand noma i-generic version oyitholayo futhi aqinisekise ukuthi uyisebenzisa ngendlela efanele ngesimo sakho.
Kunezindlela eziningi ezingenye ze-crotamiton zokwelapha i-scabies nokuluma, ngasinye sinenzuzo yaso kanye nezinto okufanele zicatshangelwe. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okuhlukile ngokuya ngesimo sakho esithile noma uma i-crotamiton ingasebenzi kahle kuwe.
Ezinye izindlela ezivamile zokwelapha i-scabies zifaka ukhilimu we-permethrin, ovame ukubhekwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala, kanye ne-ivermectin yomlomo ezimeni ezinzima. Ukuze kukhululwe ukuluma, izinketho zifaka ama-corticosteroids asekhanda, ama-antihistamines, neminye imithi elwa nokuluma.
Ukukhetha phakathi kokwelashwa kuncike ezintweni ezinjengobunzima besimo sakho, iminyaka yakho, isimo sokukhulelwa, nanoma yiziphi ezinye izimo zezempilo ongase ube nazo. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzosiza ukunquma ukuthi iyiphi inketho enikeza ibhalansi engcono kakhulu yokusebenza kahle nokuphepha esimweni sakho.
I-Permethrin ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengeseqile kune-crotamiton ekwelapheni i-scabies, kodwa i-crotamiton inikeza izinzuzo ezimweni ezithile. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuncike ezidingweni zakho ngazinye kanye nezimo.
I-Permethrin ngokuvamile idinga ukusetshenziswa kanye noma kabili kuphela futhi inamazinga aphezulu okuphulukisa ezifweni ze-scabies. Kodwa-ke, i-crotamiton ibangela ukucasuka kwesikhumba okuncane futhi inikeza ukukhululeka okungcono kokuluma, okwenza kube ngcono kubantu abanesikhumba esibucayi noma labo abadinga ukukhululeka kwezimpawu ngenkathi belapha isimo esiyisisekelo.
Udkt wakho angase akhethe i-crotamiton uma uke waba nokusabela ku-permethrin, uma udinga ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo kokuluma, noma uma usesimweni lapho indlela yokwelapha ethambile ithandwa. Yomibili imithi iyasebenza uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele, ngakho-ke ukukhetha okungcono kakhulu yilokho okusebenza kahle ezimweni zakho ezithile.
I-Crotamiton ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kodwa kufanele uhlale uxoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ngenkathi izifundo zingakhombisanga ukulimala ezinganeni ezisakhula, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angasiza ekulinganiseni izinzuzo ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona.
Njengoba inani elincane le-crotamiton limuncwa esikhumbeni sakho, ingozi enganeni yakho ithathwa njengephansi. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma ukuqapha okwengeziwe kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usukhulelwe kangakanani.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-crotamiton eningi kakhulu noma uyisebenzisa kaningi kunokuba kunqunywe, geza okweqile ngensipho namanzi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso, ikakhulukazi uma uba nokucasuka kwesikhumba okwandayo noma ezinye izimpawu ezingavamile.
Ukusebenzisa imithi eningi kunaleyo enqunyiwe ngeke kuyenze isebenze kangcono futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Namathela enanini elinconyiwe kanye nemvamisa ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu enengozi encane yezinkinga.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-crotamiton, uyisebenzise ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Ungaphindi imithamo ukuze ulungise ukusetshenziswa okungaphuthelwanga.
Ukwelashwa kwe-scabies, ukuphuthelwa umthamo kunganciphisa ukusebenza kokwelashwa kwakho, ngakho zama ukugcina isimiso esinqunywe udokotela wakho. Uma ungaqiniseki ngalokho okufanele ukwenze, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso esiqondile.
Qhubeka usebenzisa i-crotamiton inkambo ephelele enqunywe udokotela wakho, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kokuthi uqede imithi. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela ama-scabies mites ukuthi asinde futhi azale, okuholela ekwehlulekeni kokwelashwa.
Ukwelashwa kwe-scabies, ngokuvamile uzosebenzisa imithi izinsuku ezi-2-3 njengoba kuchaziwe. Ukuze kukhululwe ukulunywa, udokotela wakho uzokutshela ukuthi uqhubeke isikhathi esingakanani ukwelashwa ngokuya ngempendulo yakho kanye nembangela eyinhloko yezimpawu zakho.
I-Crotamiton ngokuvamile ayinconyelwe ukusetshenziswa ebusweni, ikakhulukazi eduze kwamehlo, umlomo, noma ikhala. Isikhumba ebusweni bakho sizwela kakhulu futhi imithi ingabangela ukucasuka noma ingene ngengozi ezindaweni ezizwelayo.
Uma une-scabies noma ukulunywa ebusweni bakho, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nokwelashwa okuhlukile okuphephile ekusetshenzisweni ebusweni. Bangase batusa imithi ehlukile noma indlela yokwelashwa eguquliwe yalezi zindawo ezibucayi.
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