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I-Trifluridine iyisidakamizwa samehlo esilwa namagciwane esilwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane emehlweni akho, ikakhulukazi lezo ezibangelwa yi-herpes simplex virus. Uma unikezwe lo muthi, cishe ubhekene nokutheleleka kwamehlo okubangelwa amagciwane okudinga ukwelashwa okuqondiwe ukuze kuphole kahle futhi kuvimbele izinkinga.
Lezi zithombe zamehlo ezi-oda zisebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi angaphindaphindi ezicutshini zamehlo akho. Udokotela wakho ukhethe lo muthi othile ngoba usebenza kahle ezinhlotsheni ezithile zezifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingase zingakwazi ukuzisingatha kahle.
I-Trifluridine yisidakamizwa esilwa namagciwane esinikezwa ngemiyalelo esiza njengamaconsi samehlo, aklanyelwe ngqo ukwelapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane. Ingaphansi kohlu lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-nucleoside analogues, asebenza ngokuphazamisa ikhono legciwane lokuzala nokusabalala.
Lo muthi waziwa nangegama lawo lomkhiqizo elithi Viroptic, yize izinhlobo ezivamile zitholakala. Lo muthi wakhiwe ngqo ukuthi uhlasele izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ezithinta ubuso be-eye yakho, ikakhulukazi i-cornea, okuyisendlalelo esicacile esingaphambili kwamehlo akho.
Ngokungafani nama-antibiotics alwa nezifo ezibangelwa amagciwane, i-trifluridine ihlose ngqo amagciwane. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela yokwelapha ekhethekile ukuthi udokotela wakho wamehlo uzoyinika uma enqume ukuthi ukutheleleka kwamehlo akho kubangelwa igciwane kunokuba amagciwane noma ezinye izimbangela.
I-Trifluridine isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha i-viral keratitis, okuyisifo se-cornea esibangelwa yi-herpes simplex virus izinhlobo 1 no-2. Lesi simo singadala ukungakhululeki okukhulu futhi, uma singelashwa, singaholela ezinkingeni zombono.
Umuthi usebenza ngempumelelo ngokumelene ne-herpes simplex keratitis, okuyisifo esivame kakhulu esibangelwa amagciwane esithinta i-cornea. Lesi simo singabangela izimpawu ezinjengobuhlungu emehlweni, ububomvu, ukukhalisa, nokuzwela ekukhanyeni. Abanye abantu bangase futhi babe nombono ongacacile noma bazizwe sengathi kukhona okuthile emehlweni abo.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi anikeze i-trifluridine kwezinye izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane ebusweni be-eye, nakuba i-herpes simplex keratitis isaqhubeka nokuba yinto esetshenziswa kakhulu. Umuthi ubaluleke kakhulu ngoba izifo zamehlo ze-herpes zingabuyela emuva, futhi ukuba nokwelashwa okuphumelelayo okutholakalayo kusiza ukuphatha lezi ziqephu uma zenzeka.
I-Trifluridine isebenza ngokulingisa isakhi esidingwa amagciwane ukuze azikopishe. Lapho igciwane lizama ukusebenzisa i-trifluridine esikhundleni sesakhi sayo esivamile, inqubo yokukopisha iyaphazamiseka futhi igciwane alikwazi ukuzala ngempumelelo.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njenge-ejenti elinamandla aphakathi nendawo yokulwa namagciwane ezifweni zamehlo. Ingene kahle esicutshini se-corneal lapho i-herpes simplex virus ivame ukubangela khona ukutheleleka. Uma isingaphakathi kwamaseli anegciwane, i-trifluridine iguqulwa ibe yifomu layo elisebenzayo, eliphazamisa inqubo yokukopisha i-DNA yegciwane.
Umuthi awubulali ngokushesha amagciwane akhona, kodwa uwavimbela ukuthi angaphindaphindi futhi asabalale ezicutshini zamehlo ezinempilo. Lokhu kunika amasosha akho omzimba isikhathi sokulwa nokutheleleka ngenkathi kuvimbela igciwane ukuthi lingabangeli umonakalo owengeziwe ku-cornea yakho.
Kufanele usebenzise amaconsi e-eye e-trifluridine ngendlela eqondile njengoba udokotela wakho ekunqumele ngayo, ngokuvamile ithonsi elilodwa elisweni elithintekile njalo ngamahora angu-2 ngenkathi uvukile. Uhlelo olujwayelekile lokwelashwa luhlanganisa ukusebenzisa amaconsi izikhathi eziyi-9 ngosuku ekuqaleni, okungase kubonakale kungokuningi, kodwa lokhu kunikezwa njalo kuyadingeka ukuze kugcinwe amazinga asebenzayo omuthi emehlweni akho.
Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi, geza izandla zakho kahle ngensipho namanzi. Thambisa ikhanda lakho kancane futhi donsa kancane isivalo sakho esiphansi ukuze wakhe iphokhethi elincane. Bamba i-dropper ngaphezu kweso lakho ngaphandle kokuthinta ithiphu esweni lakho noma isivalo, bese ucindezela ithonsi elilodwa ephokhethini olidalile.
Ngemva kokusebenzisa ithonsi, vala iso lakho kancane futhi ucindezele kancane ekhoneni langaphakathi leso lakho eduze kwempumulo yakho cishe iminithi elilodwa. Lokhu kusiza ukuvimbela imithi ukuthi ingaphumi ngokushesha kakhulu. Akudingeki ukuthi usebenzise le mithi nokudla noma amanzi ngoba isetshenziswa ngqo esweni lakho.
Uma ugqoka amalensi okuxhumana, wasuse ngaphambi kokusebenzisa amaconsi esweni futhi ulinde okungenani imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokuwabuyisela. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukugwema amalensi okuxhumana ngokuphelele ngenkathi welapha ukutheleleka kwamehlo ngegciwane.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa i-trifluridine izinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-14, nakuba isikhathi sakho esiqondile sokwelashwa sincike ekutheni ukutheleleka kwakho kuphendula ngokushesha kangakanani emithini. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho futhi alungise ubude bokwelashwa njengoba kudingeka.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa, cishe uzosebenzisa amaconsi njalo emahoreni ama-2 ngenkathi uvukile. Njengoba ukutheleleka kwakho kuqala ukuthuthuka, udokotela wakho angase anciphise imvamisa emahoreni ama-4, bese enciphisa kancane imithi njengoba iso lakho liphola.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda lonke uhlelo lokwelashwa ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngokushesha. Ukuyeka imithi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela igciwane ukuthi libuye, okungenzeka ukuthi liholele ekuthelelekeni okukhulu noma izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzohlola iso lakho ukuze anqume ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka imithi.
Abanye abantu abanezifo zamehlo ze-herpes eziphindayo bangase badinge izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde noma bangase badinge imithi futhi esikhathini esizayo uma ukutheleleka kubuya. Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzoxoxa ngohlelo olungcono kakhulu lokuphatha isikhathi eside ngesimo sakho esithile.
Imiphumela eceleni evame kakhulu ye-trifluridine imnene futhi ithinta iso lapho usebenzisa umuthi khona. Lokhu kuvamile ukuhlanganisa ukusha okwesikhashana noma ukubhoboza lapho uqala ukufaka amaconsi, kanye nokucasuka kweso okuncane.
Nansi imiphumela eceleni ongase uyithole, iqala ngalezo ezivamile ezivame ukuzixazulula zodwa:
Iningi lale miphumela eceleni evamile ingeyesikhashana futhi kufanele ithuthuke njengoba iso lakho lijwayela umuthi. Umuzwa wokusha uvamile ukuhlala iminithi elilodwa noma emibili ngemva kokufaka.
Imiphumela eceleni engathi sína iyivelakancane kodwa ingenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma isetshenziswa isikhathi eside. Le miphumela engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo ihlanganisa:
Uma uthola noma iyiphi yale miphumela eceleni engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Nakuba kuyivelakancane, abanye abantu bangase bathuthukise ukuzwela emuthini noma bathole izinkinga ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Akufanele usebenzise i-trifluridine uma unokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile kulo muthi noma yiziphi izithako zawo. Udokotela wakho uzobuza ngomlando wakho wokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uphephile kuwe.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zamehlo bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile noma bangase bangafaneleki ukwelashwa nge-trifluridine. Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzohlola isimo sakho esithile ukuze anqume ukuthi lo muthi ukufanele yini.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko lapho kudingeka khona ukuqapha okwengeziwe noma lapho i-trifluridine ingase inganconywa khona:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ezingaba khona ngokumelene nanoma yiziphi izingozi esimweni sakho esithile. Noma ngabe unesinye salezi zimo, ungase ukwazi ukusebenzisa i-trifluridine ngokuqapha okucophelelayo.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu le-trifluridine yi-Viroptic, okuyigama lomkhiqizo lokuqala lapho umuthi wethulwa okokuqala. Lo mkhiqizo wasiza ukusungula i-trifluridine njengendlela ejwayelekile yokwelapha izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Namuhla, ungathola i-trifluridine etholakala njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo kanye ne-generic. I-trifluridine ye-Generic iqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo futhi isebenza ngempumelelo njengenguqulo yegama lomkhiqizo, kodwa ngokuvamile ibiza kancane.
Umthwebuli wakho wemithi uzokhipha noma iyiphi inguqulo edokotela wakho ayibhala noma angashintsha inguqulo ye-generic uma udokotela wakho evuma. Zombili lezi zinhlobo zinomthamo ofanayo wesithako esisebenzayo futhi zisebenza ngokulinganayo ekwelapheni izifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane.
Ngenkathi i-trifluridine ivame ukuba yikhambi lokuqala lezifo zamehlo ezibangelwa amagciwane, eminye imithi elwa namagciwane ingase isetshenziswe njengezinye izindlela. Ukukhetha kuncike ohlotsheni oluthile lokutheleleka, ubunzima balo, nokuthi ukubekezelela kanjani imithi ehlukene.
I-Acyclovir ointment ingenye i-antiviral topical engelapha izifo zamehlo ze-herpes, nakuba isetshenziswa njenge-ointment kunokuba amaconsi. Abanye odokotela bakhetha lokhu ukusetshenziswa ebusuku ngoba ihlala ithintana neso isikhathi eside kunamaconsi.
Ezifweni ezinzima noma ezingamelani, udokotela wakho angase anqume imithi elwa namagciwane yomlomo efana ne-acyclovir, valacyclovir, noma i-famciclovir. Lokhu kwelashwa okuhlelekile kusebenza emzimbeni wakho wonke futhi kungaba usizo olukhulu kubantu abanezifo zamehlo ze-herpes eziphindaphindayo.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunakekelwa okusekelayo kanye nokwelashwa kwe-antiviral, njengezinyembezi ezingokwenziwa ukuze ugcine amehlo akho ekhululekile noma imithi elwa nokuvuvukala ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokungakhululeki.
Kokubili i-trifluridine ne-acyclovir ziyimithi elwa namagciwane esebenzayo yokwelapha izifo zamehlo ze-herpes, kodwa zisebenza ngezindlela ezehlukile futhi zinezinzuzo ezehlukene. Ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike esimweni sakho esithile nokuthi ukutheleleka kwakho kuphendula kanjani ekwelashweni.
I-Trifluridine ivame ukusebenza ngokushesha kune-acyclovir ointment, nabantu abaningi beqaphela ukuthuthuka ezinsukwini zokuqala zokwelashwa. Itholakala futhi njengamaconsi esamehlo, abanye abantu abakuthola kulula ukuyisebenzisa kunama-ointment. Ifomu eliwuketshezi livumela ukulinganisa okunembile futhi aliboni kahle njenge-ointment.
I-Acyclovir ointment, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ihlala ithintana neso lakho isikhathi eside, okusho ukuthi akudingeki ukuthi uyisebenzise njalo njengamaconsi e-trifluridine. Abanye abantu futhi bahlangabezana nemiphumela emincane emibi nge-acyclovir, ikakhulukazi ukusha okuncane noma ukuhlatshwa lapho isetshenziswa.
Udokotela wakho wamehlo uzokhetha umuthi ofanele kakhulu uhlobo lwakho oluthile lokutheleleka, umlando wakho wezokwelapha, kanye nekhono lakho lokulandela isimiso sokulinganisa. Yomibili imithi isebenza kahle kakhulu uma isetshenziswa ngendlela efanele, futhi ukukhetha kuvame ukwehla ezintweni ezingokoqobo kanye nokuphendula komuntu ngamunye.
Yebo, i-trifluridine ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba isetshenziswa ngqo esweni njengamaconsi, kancane kakhulu komuthi ongena egazini lakho, ngakho-ke ayithinti amazinga kashukela egazini noma isebenzisane nemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Nokho, abantu abanesifo sikashukela badinga ukuqapha ngokwengeziwe ngezifo zamehlo ngoba isifo sikashukela singanciphisa ukuphola futhi sandise ingozi yezinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho eduze ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi ukutheleleka kuyanyamalala ngokuphelele futhi akuholeli ezinkingini ezingathi sína.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, kubaluleke kakhulu ukulandela isimiso sakho sokwelashwa ngqo futhi ugcine zonke izikhathi zokulandela udokotela wakho wamehlo. Ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela egazini kuzosiza neso lakho liphole ngempumelelo ngenkathi usebenzisa umuthi oqeda amagciwane.
Uma ngengozi ufaka ngaphezu kweconsana elilodwa esweni lakho, ungabi nexhala. Umuthi owengeziwe cishe uzobangela ukushisa noma ukusha okuningi kunokujwayelekile, kodwa lokhu kufanele kuphele ngemizuzu embalwa. Ungageza ngobumnene iso lakho ngamanzi ahlanzekile uma ukungakhululeki kubalulekile.
Njengoba i-trifluridine isetshenziswa ngqo esweni, ukusebenzisa okuningi ngesikhathi esisodwa akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu. Nokho, kufanele ubuyele esimisweni sakho esijwayelekile sokulinganisa ngesicelo esilandelayo kunokuzama ukukhokhela ngokweqa imithamo.
Uma ngabe usebenzise imithi eningi kakhulu kunaleyo oyinikiwe ngengozi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho. Nakuba ukweqisa okukhulu kungavamile ngamaconsi esweni, ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela izinkinga ze-corneal noma ukwanda kwemiphumela emibi.
Uma ugeqa umthamo, sebenzisa amaconsi esweni ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungazami ukubuyisa ngokusebenzisa amaconsi engeziwe ngesikhathi sakho esilandelayo esihleliwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa imiphumela emibi ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle.
Njengoba i-trifluridine ivamise ukusetshenziswa njalo ngamahora angu-2 ngesikhathi sokuvuka, ukuqeda umthamo owodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu ekwelashweni kwakho. Nokho, ukuqina kubalulekile ekulweni nokutheleleka ngegciwane ngempumelelo, ngakho zama ukusetha izikhumbuzi zokukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule imithamo yakho.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo noma uthola ukuthi ishejuli kunzima ukuyilandela, khuluma nodokotela wakho. Bangase bakwazi ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa noma baphakamise amasu okukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ishejuli yakho yemithi.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-trifluridine uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukwenza kanjalo. Noma ngabe izimpawu zakho zithuthuka kakhulu, kubalulekile ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka ngegciwane kuqedwe ngokuphelele.
Izifo eziningi zamehlo ezinamagciwane zidinga izinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-14 zokwelashwa, kodwa udokotela wakho uzohlola iso lakho ukuze anqume ukuthi ukutheleleka kuqediwe nini. Bazobheka izimpawu zokuthi i-cornea isiphilisile nokuthi akukho msebenzi we-viral osele.
Ukuyeka imithi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela igciwane ukuthi libuye, okungenzeka ukuthi liholele ekuthelelekeni okukhulu noma izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzokwehlisa kancane kancane imvamisa yezicelo njengoba iso lakho liphilisa, okusiza ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ukuthi kungaphindi kwenzeke ngenkathi kuqinisekiswa ukululama okuphelele.
Ngokuvamile ungaqhuba imoto ngenkathi usebenzisa i-trifluridine, kodwa kufanele ulinde kuze kube yilapho noma yikuphi ukungaboni kahle kwesikhashana okuvela emaconsini kuqeda ngaphambi kokuba uhlale esondweni. Lokhu kuvame ukuthatha imizuzu embalwa nje ngemuva kokusebenzisa umuthi.
Kodwa-ke, ukutheleleka kweso ngokwalo kungase kuthinte umbono wakho ngaphezu komuthi. Uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu emehlweni, ukuzwela ekukhanyeni, noma izinguquko zombono ezivela ekuthelelekeni, kuphephe kakhulu ukugwema ukushayela kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka.
Hlela ukuthi omunye umuntu akuqhubele emihlanganweni yezokwelapha ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala zokwelashwa, ikakhulukazi uma uhlangabezana nokungakhululeki noma izinkinga zombono. Njengoba ukutheleleka kwakho kuthuthuka, cishe uzozizwa ukhululekile ukushayela futhi.
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