I-Ectropion ibhekisa ekuphambukeni okungajwayelekile kolwelwesi lwamafinyila, okungukuthi ukujika kwezicubu kuye ngaphandle. Lo mkhuba ubonwa ikakhulukazi ezingeni leso ngokuguqulwa kwejwabu leso, nasezingeni lesizalo ngokuguqulwa kwengxenye yomlomo wesibeletho. Ngenkathi i-ectropion esweni ivame ukuxhunyaniswa nokuguga, i-ectropion yomlomo wesibeletho ingenzeka ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.

Incazelo ye-ectropion

I-Ectropion igama lezokwelapha elisetshenziswe ngokuhlukile kwe-entropion. Okokugcina kufana nokuguqulwa okungavamile kolwelwesi lwamafinyila, okungukuthi ukujika kwezicubu kungene ngaphakathi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-ectropion ibhekisa ekuphambukeni okungavamile kolwelwesi lwamafinyila. Indwangu iphendukela ngaphandle.

I-Ectropion ingabonakala emazingeni ehlukene omzimba. Singahlukanisa ngokukhethekile:

• i-ectropion ku-ophthalmology ethinta ijwabu leso: umphetho wamahhala, lapho kufakwa khona izinkophe, utshekela phambili;
• i-ectropion ku-gynecology ethinta umlomo wesibeletho: ingxenye yangaphakathi (endocervix) iphuma iye engxenyeni yangaphandle (exocervix).

Izimbangela ze-ectropion

Izimbangela ze-ectropion ziyehluka ngokuya ngendawo ekuyo. 

I-Ectropion esweni ingahle ihlobane no:

• ukujijala izinkophe ngenxa yokuguga, ezimweni eziningi;
• ukulimala ngenxa yokuhlukumezeka;
• ukungenelela kokuhlinzwa;
• i-blepharospasm, isimo esibonakala ngokufinyela okuphindaphindiwe nokungazibandakanyi kwemisipha yamajwabu amehlo;
• ukukhubazeka kwemizwa ebusweni, ikakhulukazi ebusweni bukaBell.

I-Ectropion emlomo wesibeletho ingaxhunyaniswa ne:

• ukukhulelwa, futhi ngokunembile ukukhiqizwa okuphawulekayo kwe-estrogen okuhambisana nakho;
• ukuthatha izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo ze-estrogen-progestogen, lena yokugcina iba nomthelela emazingeni ama-hormone ocansi;
• iphutha.

Ukuxilongwa kwe-ectropion

Ukutholakala kwe-ectropion yejwabu leso kusekelwe ekuhlolweni nasemtholampilo kwemitholampilo, inhloso yayo ukuhlola izimpawu nomlando wezokwelapha. Lokho kwe-ectropion yomlomo wesibeletho nakho kudinga iPap smear.

Abantu abathintekile yi-ectropion

I-Ectropion yejwabu leso ivame ukuthinta abantu abadala ngaphandle kokuvela kobulili. I-Ectropion yomlomo wesibeletho itholakala kwabesifazane futhi ngaphandle kokuvelela kweminyaka.

Ingozi ye-ectropion yejwabu leso iphezulu kubantu abaye bahlukunyezwa noma bahlinzwa esweni.

Mayelana ne-ectropion yomlomo wesibeletho, ukuthatha i-estrogen-progestins kungakhuthaza ukukhula kwayo.

Ku-ophthalmology, i-ectropion ibonakala ngenkinga yokuvalwa kwejwabu leso. Womabili amajwabu amehlo awasakwazi ukuvala, okuvame ukuholela ku-eye eye syndrome. Lokhu kuboniswa ikakhulukazi ngu:

• ukuzwa komzimba wangaphandle esweni;
• ububomvu esweni;
• imizwa evuthayo;
• ukuzwela.

Ku-gynecology, i-ectropion kungenzeka ingabangeli zimpawu ezibonakalayo. Kwezinye izimo, ukungakhululeki kuyabonakala.

Ukuphathwa kwe-ectropion yejwabu leso kungasuselwa ku:

• ukusetshenziswa kwezinyembezi zokufakelwa nokugcoba okwenziwe ngamehlo ezimweni eziningi ukugcina iso limanzi futhi kudambise nesifo esomile;
• ukwelashwa okuhlinzwa ezimweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi uma kungenzeka ukuthi kube nezinkinga. 

Mayelana ne-ectropion yomlomo wesibeletho, ukuqapha kwezokwelapha kuyadingeka. Uma kungabikho ukwelashwa okuthile okudingekayo ezimweni ezithile, ukuphathwa kwesinye isikhathi kungabhekwa:

• ukwelashwa ngezidakamizwa okusekelwe kuma-anti-infectives ngendlela yeqanda;
• i-microwave coagulation yezicubu.

Kuze kube manje, azikho izindlela zokuvimbela ezitholakele kuma-ectropions.