Imbangela echaziweyo yesifo sika-Devergie ayikacaci. Inokubandakanya indibaniselwano yemvelaphi yezakhi zofuzo, ukuphazamiseka kwenkqubo yokhuselo lomzimba, kunye nezinye izihlandlo ezifana nezifo okanye i-HIV, kodwa ayibangeli izifo kwaye ihlala ingenabuzwe.
Isifo sika-Devergie singachaphazela amadoda nabafazi nakweyiphi na iminyaka, nezinye iintlobo zixhaphakile kubantu abadala kwaye ezinye ezinganeni. Umngcipheko uphezulu kubantu abane-HIV nakwiintsapho ezineemeko ezaziwayo ezifumanekayo, kodwa kubantu abaninzi iveza ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacileyo somngcipheko.
Unyango lwesifo sika-Devergie luhlala ludibanisa izithambiso ezityebileyo, iikhrim ezinamayeza, kunye namayeza esistim efana ne-retinoids, i-methotrexate, okanye ngamanye amaxesha i-biologics kwiimeko ezinzima kakhulu. Unyango lujolise ekunciphiseni ukubomvu, isikali, kunye nentlungu, kwaye luhlala lufuna ukulungiswa ngokuhamba kwexesha ngugqirha wesikhumba.