Iyini iKaposi Sarcoma?
IKaposi sarcoma (KS) umdlavuza ophuma kumaseli akhanyisa izitho zegazi nezitho ze-lymph, okukhokelela ezimpawini ezihlukile esikhumbeni nakwezinye izitho zangaphakathi. Udlwa yi-human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. Ngokwehlukile kumanye amalanga, i-KS ikhethekile ngokuthi ukuthuthukiswa kwayo kuhlobene kakhulu nesimo sokuvikela. Lesi simo sathola ukunakwa okuningi ngawo-1980 njengomunye wezibonakaliso zokuqala ezaziwayo ze-AIDS, kodwa sikhona ngezinhlobo eziningi ezithinta abantu abahlukene.

Izinhlobo Ezine zeKaposi Sarcoma
IKaposi sarcoma evamile ivame ukwenzeka ikakhulukazi kubantu besilisa abadala abavela eMediterranean, eMpumalanga Europe, noma eMiddle East futhi ivame ukuhamba kancane ngezimpawu ezivame ukuvela emalungeni. IKaposi sarcoma ye-endemic noma ye-Afrika ivela ezingxenyeni zeSub-Saharan Africa ngaphandle kokuxhumana ne-HIV futhi ingathinta abantu abasha, kwesinye isikhathi ngokuhlanganyela okukhulu kwezitho ze-lymph. IKaposi sarcoma ye-iatrogenic noma ehambisana nezitho ezithathwa abantu abathatha imishanguzo yokwehlisa ukuvikeleka, ikakhulukazi abathola ukuhlinzwa kwezitho, futhi ingathuthukiswa uma ukuvikeleka kuncishiswa. IKaposi sarcoma ehambisana ne-AIDS, eyayiyifomu evamile kakhulu futhi eqinile, ivela kubantu abane-HIV abavikeleka kakhulu, nakuba ukuvela kwayo kwehle kakhulu ngokufika kokwelashwa okuphumelelayo kwe-antiretroviral.

Ukubukeka Nezimpawu
Izimpawu zeKaposi sarcoma ngokuvamile zivele njengezindawo eziphakeme kancane, ama-plaque, noma ama-nodules esikhumbeni anombala obomvu, ophuzi, noma omnyama. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile azibuhlungu futhi zingavela emalungeni, ebusweni, ezindaweni zokuzala, noma ngaphakathi emlonyeni. Emibhalweni emnyama, lezi zimpawu zingavela zibe mnyama noma mnyama kunokuba zibe nombala ophuzi ojwayelekile. Uma i-KS ihilela izitho zangaphakathi ezifana nezitho zokuphefumula, umphimbo, noma umgudu wezokudla, ingadala izimpawu ezifana nezinkinga zokuphefumula, ukuvuza, noma ubuhlungu besisu, okungaba yingozi empilweni.!!

Ukuxilongwa
Ukuxilongwa kweKaposi sarcoma kuqala ngokuhlolwa okujulile komzimba kanye nokubuyekezwa komlando wezokwelapha womguli, kufaka phakathi isimo se-HIV kanye nanoma yiziphi imishanguzo yokwehlisa ukuvikeleka. I-biopsy yesikhumba yendawo ephawulekayo ibalulekile ukuze kutholakale ukuxilongwa okuqondile, njengoba amaseli akhethekile anemibono ye-spindle-shaped kanye nokwakheka okungajwayelekile kwezitho zegazi kuqinisekisa lesi simo ngaphansi kokuhlolwa kwe-microscopic. Ukuhlolwa kwe-HHV-8 kungase kusekele ukuxilongwa, futhi ukuhlolwa kwe-HIV kuyelulekwa kunoma ubani ophakela i-KS. Uma kuhlolwa ukuthi kukhona ukuhamba kwangaphakathi, izifundo zokuthwebula ezifana nezithombe ze-CT kanye ne-endoscopy zingase zisetshenziswe ukuze kuhlolwe ububanzi besifo.

Izindlela Zokwelapha
Ukwelashwa kweKaposi sarcoma kuncike ohlotsheni, ububanzi besifo, kanye nesimo sokuvikela somguli. Ku-KS ehlotshaniswa ne-AIDS, ukuqala noma ukujolisa ukwelashwa kwe-antiretroviral kuyisinyathelo sokuqala esibaluleke kakhulu, njengoba ukuvuselela ukusebenza kokuvikela kungaholela ekuthuthukisweni okukhulu noma ngisho nokuqedwa okuphelele. Izilonda zesikhumba ezikwi-ndawo zingaphathwa ngokuqhuba ukwelashwa kwe-radiation, i-cryotherapy, ama-retinoids aphezulu, noma ukususa ngokuqhubekayo. Kwezinye izifo ezibanzi noma ezihilela amalungu omzimba, ukwelashwa kwe-chemotherapy okujolise kumakhemikhali afana ne-liposomal doxorubicin noma i-paclitaxel kuvame ukusetshenziswa, futhi izindlela ezintsha zokwelapha ezivuselelwa zihlolwa.

Uhlaka Nokubuka Phambili
Uhlaka lweKaposi sarcoma luhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngohlobo nesimo sokuvikela somguli. I-KS ejwayelekile ivame ukuhamba ngendlela ethule iminyaka eminingi futhi ivame ukungathinti impilo. I-KS ehlotshaniswa ne-AIDS, eyayiyimbangela ehamba phambili yokufa kwabantu abane-HIV, manje inohla olungcono kakhulu ngenxa yokwelashwa kwe-antiretroviral okuphumelelayo, lapho abaningi bamaguli befika ekuphumuleni okuphelele.
I-KS ehlotshaniswa nokudluliselwa ingase ixazululwe uma ukwelashwa kokuvikela kungancishiswa noma kushintshwe ngokuphepha. Ukutholwa kwangaphambili nokuphathwa okufanele kwesimo sokuvikela kuhlala kuyizici ezibaluleke kakhulu ezithinta imiphumela.

Uhlanga Olubalulekile Lokuvikela
Ukuthuthukiswa nokuhamba kweKaposi sarcoma kuhlobene kakhulu nempilo yesistimu yokuvikela. Nakuba i-HHV-8 yokutheleleka ibalulekile ukuze i-KS ithuthukiswe, isistimu yokuvikela esebenzayo ivame ukugcina i-virus ilawulwa futhi ivimbele ukwakheka komdlavuza. Ukwenziwa kokuvikela, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusuka ku-HIV, imishanguzo, noma ukujula, kuvumela i-HHV-8 ukuba iqhube ukwakheka kwezilonda ze-KS.!! Yingakho ukuvuselela ukusebenza kokuvikela ngokusebenzisa ukwelashwa kwe-antiretroviral noma ukunciphisa imishanguzo yokuvikela kuvame ukuba yindlela yokwelapha ephumelelayo.

Ukuqapha Izinguquko Zesikhumba
Kubantu abathintekayo kwiKaposi sarcoma, ukuqapha isikhumba njalo kubalulekile ukuze kutholwe kusenesikhathi nokungenelela ngesikhathi. Izilonda zesikhumba ezintsha ezihlala zimpunga, zihlaza, noma zimpunga futhi ezingaxazululeki kufanele zihlolwe ngochwepheshe bezempilo. I-Skinscanner ingakusiza uqaphe izinguquko zesikhumba ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okwenza kube lula ukuqaphela izilonda ezintsha noma ezishintshayo ezingase zidinge ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Nakuba akukho thuluzi ledijithali elingathatha indawo yokuxilongwa kochwepheshe, ukuqapha okuqhubekayo kusebenza njengomugqa wokuqala obalulekile wokwazi okungaholela ekwelashweni kwangaphambili nasekutholeni imiphumela engcono.

