IIMPAWU EZIBALULEKILEYO: IMIPHUMELA; Xa Ukugqobhoza Umzimba Kubangela Irhashalala Lomzimba

NguDENISE GRADYOCT. Ngomhla wama-20, 1998 Bafika kuGqr. I-ofisi kaDavid Cohen yayihonjiswe ngentsimbi, benxibe imisesane kunye nezikhonkwane ezindlebeni zabo, amashiya, iimpumlo, iinkaba, iingono kunye namalungu angezantsi. Ngokufuthi, bafika bekrwempa. Cohen, ingcali yedermatologist kwiYunivesithi yaseNew York, yingcaphephe kwi-contact dermatitis, imeko eyenzeka xa into ethile umntu ekwaliwa ukuyihlikihla eluswini. Irhashalala evela kwi-poison ivy luhlobo lwe-dermatitis yoqhagamshelwano. U-Cohen uye waphatha abalandeli abaninzi bokugqobhoza umzimba mva nje ukuba uya kufundisa malunga nabo kwiveki ezayo eNew York, kwintlanganiso ye-American Academy of Dermatology, ethe yabhengeza ngoNovemba ''iNyanga yeSizwe ye-Skin Skin.''IsibhengezoSininzi sikaDkt. Izigulana ezihlatyiweyo zikaCohen azidibani nobucwebe bazo, ngokukodwa, kwi-nickel, edla ngokusetyenziswa kwizacholo zempahla engabizi kakhulu. I-Nickel sesona sinyithi sisesona sizathu sibangela ukuba umntu angaguquguquki, elandelwa yichrome, icobalt kunye nepalladium, ekwafumaneka nakwizacholo zesinxibo. cinga ukuba ukwanda kusenokunxulunyaniswa nokugqobhoza, njengoko abantu besanda ngakumbi nangakumbi bebhenca ulusu kwizacholo zexabiso eliphantsi. Ulusu olusandul’ ukugqojozwa lolona lunokusabela kwi-nickel, uGqr. UCohen uthe, kwaye eyona ndlela yokuthintela ukwaliwa kukunxiba izacholo ezigqojoziweyo ezenziwe kuphela ngentsimbi engatyiwayo okanye igolide, ngakumbi ngelixa indawo esandul' ukuhlatywa iyaphilisa.Nceda uqinisekise ukuba awuyorobhothi ngokucofa ibhokisi.Idilesi ye-imeyile engasebenziyo. Nceda ungene kwakhona.Kufuneka ukhethe incwadana yeendaba oza kuyirhuma.Jonga zonke iincwadana zeendaba zeNew York Times.Kungabonakala kungumcimbi wengqiqo nje ukususa ubucwebe xa kukho irhashalala, endaweni yokuya kugqirha. Kodwa unxibelelwano alusoloko lubonakala, uGqr. UCohen uthe. Enye into, kukho ixesha phakathi kokunxiba izacholo nokuqhawuka. ''Ungayinxiba ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku, kwaye uqala ukurhawuzelelwa ngoLwesibini,'' utshilo. Emva koko, irhashalala inokuqhubeka iiveki, kwaye iphosakele ngokulula kwintsholongwane.Unyango lubandakanya ukukhupha ubucwebe obugwenxa kunye nokubeka i-cortisone cream kwirhashalala, uGqr. UCohen uthe. Ukuba indawo ivutha kakhulu, akukho xabiso lifanele linxitywe de i-rash ihambe, nangona ukuyishiya kunokubangela ukuba uvale umngxuma. Kodwa ukuba i-alergic reaction ayinzima, ubucwebe bunokutshintshwa ngokukhawuleza kunye neqhekeza elenziwe ngensimbi engenasici okanye igolide eyi-14-karat okanye ngaphezulu. Isilivere yeSterling ikhuselekile kubantu abaninzi, kodwa, uGqr. UCohen uthe, izacholo ezithengiswa njengesilivere zihlala ziqulathe nickel okanye ichrome. Iikiti zithengiswa ukuvavanya i-nickel, wathi.Iimvavanyo zolusu zinokuxilonga i-allergies yesinyithi. ''Sinokuvavanya iintsimbi ezingama-24 ngexesha elinye, kwisiqwenga solusu kumqolo womntu esithatha indawo yamakhadi amathathu oshishino,'' uGqr. UCohen uthe. ''Ngoko ke, unokuyiphepha into ongayifuniyo.''Ngamanye amaxesha, uGqr. UCohen uthe, abantu abane-nickel allergy abanakuxhathisa ukunxiba isiqwenga sezacholo esithandwayo ngamaxesha akhethekileyo, nokuba ayadibani nawo. Bangakwazi ukuhlukana nayo kanye ngexesha elithile, wathi, ngokusebenzisa i-cortisone cream ngobuchule. Akabathethisi. ''Abantu banebhongo kakhulu ngokugqobhoza,'' utshilo. ''Ndicinga ukuba kulungile. Yindlela abazibonakalisa ngayo.'' DENISE GRADYSithe gqolo siphucula umgangatho weetekisi zethu zoovimba. Nceda uthumele ingxelo, iingxelo zempazamo, kunye neengcebiso apha .Uguqulelo lweli nqaku luvela kushicilelo ngo-Oktobha 20, 1998, kwiPhepha F00008 kuhlelo lweSizwe olunomxholo othi: . Oda ukuprintwa kwakhona| Iphepha lanamhlanje|Bhalisa