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I-Trioxsalen iyimithi eyenza isikhumba sakho sizwele kakhulu emthunzini we-ultraviolet, isiza ukwelapha izimo ezithile zesikhumba njenge-vitiligo ne-psoriasis. Ingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-psoralens, asebenza ngokubambisana nokwelashwa okukhethekile kwe-UV ukusiza ukubuyisela umbala wesikhumba ojwayelekile noma ukunciphisa izindawo eziqine, ezinamaqweqwe.
Le ndlela yokwelapha, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-PUVA therapy, isize abantu abanezimo zesikhumba ezinzima amashumi eminyaka. Ngenkathi idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela futhi ingalungile kuwo wonke umuntu, iziguli eziningi ziyayithola isebenza kahle lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzanga kahle ngokwanele.
I-Trioxsalen iyimithi ekhanyisa isikhumba elungiselela isikhumba sakho ukuthi siphendule kangcono ekwelashweni okukhanyayo kwe-ultraviolet A (UVA) okulawulwayo. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi owenza isikhumba sakho samukeleke kakhulu emiphumeleni yokuphulukisa yobude obuthile bokukhanya.
Umuthi uvela enhlanganisweni yemvelo etholakala ezitshalweni ezithile futhi yakhelwe ngokuqondile ukusetshenziswa kwezokwelapha. Uma uthatha i-trioxsalen bese uthola ukwelashwa nge-UVA light, inhlanganisela ingashukumisa amaseli akhiqiza umbala esikhumbeni sakho noma isize ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala ezindaweni ezithintekile.
Udkt wakho uzohlala eqapha lokhu kwelashwa ngoba isikhathi nokulinganisa kudingeka kuhlelwe ngokuqondile nezingxenyeni zakho zokwelashwa ngokukhanya.
I-Trioxsalen ikakhulukazi inikezelwa i-vitiligo, isimo lapho izindawo zesikhumba zilahlekelwa umbala wazo ojwayelekile, kanye ne-psoriasis enzima engaphendulanga kahle kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Lezi yizimo eziyinhloko lapho lo muthi ukhombise khona inzuzo enkulu.
Nge-vitiligo, umuthi usiza ukukhuthaza amaseli akhiqiza i-melanin (umbala wemvelo wesikhumba sakho) ukuthi aqale ukusebenza futhi ezindaweni ezithintekile. Lokhu kungasiza kancane kancane ukubuyisela ithoni yesikhumba elinganayo, nakuba imiphumela ihluka kumuntu nomuntu.
Ekwelashweni le-psoriasis, i-trioxsalen ehlanganiswe nokukhanya kwe-UVA kungasiza ukunciphisa ukukhula okusheshayo kwamaseli esikhumba okubangela lezo ziqephu eziqinile, ezinama-scaly. Le ndlela ngokuvamile ithathwa njengoba lapho ukwelashwa kwendawo noma eminye imithi yomlomo inganikezanga ukukhululeka okwanele.
Ezinye izinyanga zingase futhi zincomise lokhu kwelashwa kwezinye izimo zesikhumba ezingavamile ezihilela ukubala okungajwayelekile, kodwa lezi zinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu futhi zidinga ubuchwepheshe obukhethekile.
I-Trioxsalen isebenza ngokwenza amaseli esikhumba sakho azwele kakhulu ekukhanyeni kwe-UVA, okuthi ngemva kwalokho kuqale izinguquko eziwusizo endleleni isikhumba sakho esiziphatha ngayo. Uma uthatha umuthi, usabalala emzimbeni wakho wonke futhi ugxile kumaseli esikhumba sakho.
Uma ukukhanya kwe-UVA kufinyelela esikhumbeni sakho esiphathwayo, i-trioxsalen iyasebenza futhi iqala uchungechunge lwezinqubo zamaseli. Ku-vitiligo, lokhu kusebenza kungavusa amaseli akhiqiza umbala alala futhi kuwakhuthaze ukuthi aqale ukwenza i-melanin futhi.
Nge-psoriasis, i-trioxsalen ekhanyiswe ngukukhanya isiza ukunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwamaseli esikhumba okusebenza ngokweqile okubangela iziqephu eziqatha, ezinama-scaly. Futhi inemiphumela elwa nokuvuvukala enganciphisa ububomvu nokucasuka ezindaweni ezithintekile.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengendlela yokwelapha enamandla ngokulinganisela edinga ukugadwa kwezokwelapha ngokucophelela. Imiphumela yakha kancane kancane ngaphezu kwezikhathi zokwelapha eziningi, ngakho-ke uzodinga ukubekezela njengoba isikhumba sakho siphendula kancane kancane ekwelashweni.
Kufanele uthathe i-trioxsalen ngendlela enembile njengoba udokotela wakho ekunqumela, ngokuvamile amahora angu-2 kuya kwangu-4 ngaphambi kokwelashwa kwakho okuhleliwe kwe-UVA. Isikhathi sibalulekile ngoba umuthi udinga isikhathi sokumuncwa nokusatshalaliswa esikhumbeni sakho sonke.
Thatha umthamo wakho ngokudla noma ubisi ukusiza ukunciphisa isisu esicasulayo, okungase kwenzeke ngezinye izikhathi ngalo muthi. Ukudla okulula noma ukudla okulula cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokuthatha iphilisi kuvame ukusebenza kahle.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele, futhi ungayichobozi noma uyihlafune. Umuthi wenzelwe ukuba umuncwe kancane kancane, ngakho ukuguqula ithebhulethi kungathinta indlela esebenza ngayo.
Ngemva kokuthatha i-trioxsalen, uzodinga ukuvikela isikhumba sakho elangeni nasezibani eziqhakazile zangaphakathi kuze kube ngemva kweseshini yakho yokwelashwa nge-UVA. Lokhu kusho ukugqoka izingubo ezivikelayo, izibuko zelanga, nokuhlala ngaphakathi uma kungenzeka.
Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi kufanele ufike nini ukuze uthole ukwelashwa ngokukhanya, njengoba isikhathi kudingeka sibe ngqo kokubili ukuphepha nokusebenza kahle.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-trioxsalen buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni. Izifundo eziningi zokwelashwa zihlanganisa amasonto amabili ngesonto izikhathi eziningana ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, nakuba abanye abantu bengase badinge izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde.
Nge-vitiligo, ungaqala ukubona ukuthuthuka okuthile ngemva kwamasonto angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 okwelashwa njalo, kodwa ukubuyiselwa kombala okunenjongo kuvame ukuthatha izinyanga ezingu-3 kuya kwezingu-6 noma ngaphezulu. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise isimiso sokwelashwa njengoba kudingeka.
Izikhathi zokwelashwa kwe-psoriasis zingaba mfushane, ngokuthuthuka okuthile okuvame ukubonakala ngemva kwamasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 okwelashwa okuqhubekayo. Nokho, ukwelashwa kokugcinwa kungase kudingeke ukuze kugcinwe isimo sesikhumba sakho sizinzile.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola njalo ukusabela kwesikhumba sakho kanye nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi ongase ube nayo. Bazonquma ukuthi uzuze nini imiphumela engcono kakhulu noma ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuzama indlela ehlukile.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-trioxsalen ngokuzumayo noma ushintshe isimiso sakho sokwelashwa ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala, njengoba lokhu kungathinta ukusebenza kahle kokwelashwa kwakho.
Njengazo zonke izidakamizwa, i-trioxsalen ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mncane futhi ihlobene nokwanda kokuzwela elangeni.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyibone, futhi kuyasiza ukwazi ukuthi yini ongayilindela ukuze ukwazi ukuyiphatha ngempumelelo:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ngokuvamile iba lula ukuyiphatha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa, futhi ithimba lakho lezempilo linganikeza amasu okunciphisa ukungakhululeki.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Nakuba le miphumela engathi sína ingavamile, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi kwazo. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha linolwazi ekulawuleni lokhu kwelashwa futhi lingakusiza ukuthi unqobe noma yiziphi izinselelo ezingavela.
I-Trioxsalen ayiphephile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinikeza. Izimo ezithile nezimo zenza lokhu kwelashwa kungafaneleki noma kungaba yingozi.
Akufanele uthathe i-trioxsalen uma unesinye salezi zimo, njengoba zingakhuphula ingozi yakho yezinkinga ezingathi sína:
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imithi ethile ingasebenzisana ngendlela eyingozi ne-trioxsalen, ngakho udokotela wakho udinga ukwazi ngakho konke okuthathayo, okuhlanganisa nemithi etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela kanye nezithasiselo.
Abantu abanesikhumba esikhanyayo kakhulu esivame ukusha kalula bangase badinge izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile noma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Udokotela wakho wezifo zesikhumba uzohlola uhlobo lwesikhumba sakho futhi anqume ukuthi i-trioxsalen ilungele yini isimo sakho esithile.
I-Trioxsalen itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningana omkhiqizo, i-Trisoralen iyona efomulwa evame ukunqunywa emazweni amaningi. Ikhemisi lakho lingase linikeze lo muthi ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene kuye ngomkhiqizi.
Amanye amakhemisi angase abe nezinhlobo ze-generic ze-trioxsalen, eziqulathe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibukeke zihlukile noma zivela kubakhiqizi abahlukene. Ukusebenza kahle kufanele kufane ngaphandle kwegama lomkhiqizo.
Njalo hlola nekhemisi lakho uma unemibuzo mayelana nefomula ethile oyitholayo, ikakhulukazi uma ibukeka ihlukile kulokho obukade ukuthatha ngaphambili. Bangaqinisekisa ukuthi uthola umuthi ofanele kanye namandla afanele.
Uma i-trioxsalen ingakulungele noma inganikezi imiphumela oyidingayo, ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingase zifanele ukuxoxwa nodokotela wakho. Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike esimweni sakho esithile kanye nezimo zomuntu ngamunye.
Nge-vitiligo, ezinye izinketho zihlanganisa ama-corticosteroids asetshenziswa ngqo esikhumbeni, izithiyo ze-calcineurin njenge-tacrolimus, noma ukwelashwa okusha njengama-JAK inhibitors. Ukwelashwa ngelambu le-UVB elincane ngaphandle kwemithi kungenye indlela engasebenza abanye abantu.
Iziguli ze-psoriasis zinezindlela eziningi zokwelapha, okuhlanganisa ukwelashwa okusetshenziswa ngqo esikhumbeni njengama-corticosteroids noma ama-vitamin D analogs, imithi edliwayo njenge-methotrexate, noma ukwelashwa okusha kwe-biologic okuqondiswe ezingxenyeni ezithile zomzimba ezivikela izifo.
Abanye abantu bayazuza ekwelashweni ngelambu besebenzisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zokukhanya ezingadingi imithi, nakuba lokhu kwelashwa kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside ukubonisa imiphumela. Udokotela wakho wesikhumba angakusiza ukuthi uhlole izinzuzo kanye nobubi benketho ngayinye.
Kokubili i-trioxsalen ne-methoxsalen ama-psoralens asetshenziselwa izimo ezifanayo, kodwa zinezingxenye ezibalulekile ezingenza enye ifaneleke kakhulu esimweni sakho. I-Trioxsalen ngokuvamile ithathwa njengenenkinga ephansi yemiphumela ethile emibi, ikakhulukazi isicanucanu nezinkinga zesibindi.
I-Methoxsalen ivame ukuba namandla futhi ingasebenza ngokushesha kwabanye abantu, kodwa futhi iza nengozi enkulu yemiphumela emibi futhi idinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo. I-Trioxsalen ivame ukukhethwa lapho kudingeka indlela enobumnene noma lapho iziguli zinenkinga yokubekezelela i-methoxsalen.
Ukukhetha phakathi kwale mithi kuvame ukuncika esimweni sakho esithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nokuthi usabele kanjani ekwelashweni okuhlukile. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokusebenza kwesibindi sakho, uhlobo lwesikhumba, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kokwelashwa kwangaphambilini.
Zombili le mithi idinga ukuvikelwa okufanayo kokukhanya nokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha, ngakho izinyathelo zokuphepha zifana kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi oyinikiwe.
I-Trioxsalen ngokuvamile ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela wesikhumba kufanele bahlele ukunakekelwa kwakho. Umuthi ngokwawo awuthinti ngqo ukusebenza kwenhliziyo, kodwa abanye abantu abanezimo zenhliziyo bangase badinge ukulungiswa kwezinhlelo zokwelashwa.
Into esemqoka ukuthi uzodinga ukukhawulela umsebenzi womzimba nokuchayeka elangeni amahora amaningana ngemva kokuthatha i-trioxsalen, okuyinto ngokuvamile engalawuleka kubantu abaningi abanezifo zenhliziyo. Odokotela bakho bazoqinisekisa ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lusebenza nemiphi imithi yenhliziyo oyithathayo.
Uma ngengozi uthatha i-trioxsalen eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakwenza uzwele kakhulu ekukhanyeni futhi kwandise ingozi yakho yokusha okukhulu.
Hlala ekamelweni elimnyama futhi ugweme yonke imithombo yokukhanya, okuhlanganisa nokukhanya kwangaphakathi, uze ukwazi ukukhuluma nochwepheshe bezempilo. Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ukuba wenze kanjalo ngabasebenzi bezokwelapha.
Udokotela wakho angase afune ukukuqapha eduze noma alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokukhanya ukuze avimbele izinkinga ezivela ekweqiseni umthamo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-trioxsalen, ungaqali ukuwuthatha sekwephuzile noma uzame ukuwulungisa ngomthamo wakho olandelayo obekiwe. Xhumana nehhovisi likadokotela wakho ukuze nixoxe ngokuhlela kabusha ukuqokwa kwakho kokwelashwa ngokukhanya, njengoba ukuhlelwa kwesikhathi kubalulekile ekuphepheni.
Ukuthatha i-trioxsalen ngaphandle kokwelashwa ngokukhanya okuhlelelwe kahle ngeke kunikeze noma yiziphi izinzuzo futhi kungase kubangele imiphumela engemihle engadingekile. Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa lungase ludinge ukulungiswa ukuze kugcinwe izikhawu ezifanele phakathi kwemihlangano.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-trioxsalen uma udokotela wakho enquma ukuthi ufinyelele imiphumela engcono kakhulu noma uma ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa kungasazuzi. Lesi sinqumo senziwa ngokubambisana phakathi kwakho nethimba lakho lezempilo.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukwelashwa okuthile ukuze bagcine isimo sesikhumba sabo sizinzile, kanti abanye bangase bakwazi ukuyeka ngokuphelele ngemva kokufeza imigomo yabo yokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusabela kwesikhumba sakho futhi akusize ukuthi uthuthukise uhlelo lokuphatha isikhathi eside.
Ngokuvamile kungcono ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-trioxsalen, njengoba kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesisu nokugula. Utshwala bungase futhi buthinte indlela isibindi sakho esisebenzisa ngayo imithi, okungenzeka ukuthi kwandisa imiphumela emibi.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza ngezikhathi ezithile, yenza kanjalo ngokulinganisela futhi ungalokothi ngosuku olufanayo nomthamo wakho we-trioxsalen nokwelashwa ngokukhanya. Hlala uxoxa ngokusebenzisa utshwala nodokotela wakho, njengoba bengakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nawe esisekelwe empilweni yakho yonke kanye nohlelo lokwelashwa.
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