I-Cirrhosis yisifo esibonakala ngokushintshwa kancane kancane kwezicubu zesibindi ezinempilo ngamaqhuqhuva kanye nezicubu ze-fibrous (fibrosis) ezishintsha kancane kancane izicubu zesibindi. ukusebenza kwesibindi. Kuyisifo esibucayi futhi esiqhubekayo.

I-cirrhosis ngokuvamile ivela ukulimala kwesibindi okungapheli, isibonelo ngenxa yokuphuza ngokweqile noma ukungenwa yigciwane (isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo B noma C).

Lokhu kuvuvukala okungapheli noma ukulimala, okudala izimpawu ezincane noma okungenazo nhlobo isikhathi eside, ekugcineni kuphumela ekucindezelweni kwesibindi okungalungiseki, okucekela phansi amangqamuzana esibindi. Eqinisweni, i-cirrhosis yisigaba esithuthukile sezifo ezithile zesibindi ezingamahlalakhona.

Ubani othintekayo?

E-France, ukusabalala kwe i-cirrhosis ilinganiselwa ezikhathini ezicishe zibe yizi-2 kuye kwezingu-000 ngesigidi sabantu (3-300%), futhi kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunamacala amasha angu-0,2-0,3 esigidini ngasinye ngonyaka. Sebebonke, babalelwa ku-150 abantu abathintekayo yi-cirrhosis eFrance, kanti ukufa kwabantu abangama-200 kuye kwangama-700 ngonyaka okuxhumene nalesi simo kuyadabukisa.¹.

Ukusabalala kwalesi sifo emhlabeni wonke akwaziwa, kodwa sizungeza izibalo ezifanayo eNyakatho Melika nasemazweni aseNtshonalanga njengaseFrance. Ayikho idatha enembile ye-epidemiological yaseCanada, kodwa i-cirrhosis yaziwa ngokubulala abantu baseCanada abangaba ngu-2600 unyaka ngamunye.². Lesi simo sivame kakhulu e-Afrika nase-Asia, lapho isifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo B no-C sisakazeke kabanzi futhi ngokuvamile izifo ezingalawulwa kahle.³.

Ukuxilongwa kwenzeka ngokwesilinganiso phakathi kweminyaka engama-50 nengama-55.