what is systemic disease
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Systemic disease A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole.igns of a systemic disease may be evident on the outer surface of the eye (eyelids, conjunctiva and cornea), middle of the eye and at the back of the eye (retina).. Since 500 B.C., some researchers have also believed that the physical condition of the fingernails and toenails can indicate various systemic diseases.
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Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. localized disease is one that affects only one part of the body, such as athlete's foot or an eye infection. Disseminated disease. A disseminated disease has spread to other parts; with cancer, this is usually called metastatic disease.
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mTOR Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterised by hardening (sclero) of the skin (derma).In the more severe form, it also affects internal organs. Limited scleroderma involves cutaneous manifestations that mainly affect the hands, arms and face.cleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterised by hardening (sclero) of the skin (derma).
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  (Lupus, SLE) A chronic, inflammatory, connective tissue disease that can affect the joints and many organs, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, and nervous system. It can cause many different symptoms; however, not everyone with systemic lupus erythematosus has all of the symptoms.
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- Post 3. @SarahGen-- Diabetes is a metabolic disorder but it is also a systemic disease because it affects many different systems in the body. For example, uncontrolled diabetes will cause complications in organs like the liver and kidneys and systems like the central nervous system.ost 3. @SarahGen-- Diabetes is a metabolic disorder but it is also a systemic disease because it affects many different systems in the body. For example, uncontrolled diabetes will cause complications in organs like the liver and kidneys and systems like the central nervous system.
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Systemic Diseases * You must be logged in to name and customize your collection. DESCRIPTION. The hands, being composed of many types of tissue, including blood vessels, nerves, skin and skin-related tissues, bones, and muscles/tendons/ligaments, may show changes that reflect a disease that affects other parts of, or even the whole body.These are known as a systemic diseases. You must be logged in to name and customize your collection. DESCRIPTION. The hands, being composed of many types of tissue, including blood vessels, nerves, skin and skin-related tissues, bones, and muscles/tendons/ligaments, may show changes that reflect a disease that affects other parts of, or even the whole body.
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Systemic scleroderma Systemic sclerosis, or systemic scleroderma, is an autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. It is characterized by thickening of the skin caused by accumulation of collagen, and by injuries to small arteries. There are two forms of the disease. Limited cutaneous scleroderma affects only the face, hands, and feet.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus, often abbreviated as SLE or lupus, is a systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease) in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.oting that many people with lupus had a disease that not only affected the skin but many other organs in the body as well, Osler added the word systemic to the term lupus erythematosus to distinguish this type of disease from discoid lupus erythematosus.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus Introduction. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, often life-long, autoimmune disease. It can be mild to severe, and affects mostly women. SLE may affect various parts of the body, but it most often manifests in the skin, joints, blood, and kidneys. Systemic is used because the disease can affect organs and tissue throughout the body. 2  Lupus is Latin for wolf. 3  It refers to the rash that extends across the bridge of the nose and upper cheekbones and was thought to resemble a wolf bite. 4  Erythematosus is from the Greek word for red and refers to the color of the rash.
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- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) a chronic inflammatory disease, usually febrile and characterized by injury to the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system, and mucous membranes.
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Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The study of disease is called pathology which includes the study of cause. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors such as pathogens, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions particularly of the immune system such as an immunodeficiency, or a hypersensitivity including allergies and autoimmunity.
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Vascular, Lymphatic and Systemic Conditions SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus): A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Patients with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood that are targeted against their own body tissues.
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Systemic Sclerosis/Scleroderma: A Treatable Multisystem Disease Systemic sclerosis (systemic scleroderma) is a chronic connective tissue disease of unknown etiology that causes widespread microvascular damage and excessive deposition of collagen in the skin and internal organs. Raynaud phenomenon and scleroderma (hardening of the skin) are hallmarks of the disease.The typical patient is a young or middle-age woman with a history of Raynaud phenomenon who presents with skin induration and internal organ dysfunction.aynaud phenomenon and scleroderma (hardening of the skin) are hallmarks of the disease. The typical patient is a young or middle-age woman with a history of Raynaud phenomenon who presents with skin induration and internal organ dysfunction.
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Systemic disease A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole. AIDS – a disease caused by a virus that cripples the body’s immune defenses. 2  Grave's disease – a thyroid disorder, most often in women, which can cause a goiter (swelling in the front part of the neck) and protruding eyes.
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Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology.Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases.ow a society responds to diseases is the subject of medical sociology. A condition may be considered a disease in some cultures or eras but not in others. For example, obesity can represent wealth and abundance, and is a status symbol in famine-prone areas and some places hard-hit by HIV/AIDS.
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systemic lupus erythematosus systemic lupus erythematosus. noun, Pathology. 1. an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the connective tissues, occurring mainly among middle-aged women, chiefly characterized by skin eruptions, joint pain, recurrent pleurisy, and kidney disease. Abbreviation: SLE.
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SYSTEMIC It is something that can make an impact on the entire system. It is also an interplay of different people or different process in a certain situation like a family.SYSTEMIC: Because of the systemic, his headache affected the entire body and he had to go to the hospital at once. .t is also an interplay of different people or different process in a certain situation like a family. SYSTEMIC: Because of the systemic, his headache affected the entire body and he had to go to the hospital at once. .
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Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation in connective tissues, such as cartilage and the lining of blood vessels, which provide strength and flexibility to structures throughout the body.LE is one of a large group of conditions called autoimmune disorders that occur when the immune system attacks the body's own tissues and organs. SLE may first appear as extreme tiredness (fatigue), a vague feeling of discomfort or illness (malaise), fever, loss of appetite, and weight loss.
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Systemic disease Almost any part of the eye can give important clues to the diagnosis of systemic diseases. Signs of a systemic disease may be evident on the outer surface of the eye (eyelids, conjunctiva and cornea), middle of the eye and at the back of the eye (retina)..
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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) Please try again later. Systemic sclerosis (SS) is an autoimmune disorder. This means it’s a condition in which the immune system attacks the body. Healthy tissue is destroyed because the immune system mistakenly thinks it’s a foreign substance or infection. There are many kinds of autoimmune disorders that can affect different body systems.
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Vascular, Lymphatic and Systemic Conditions Picture of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 1 Systemic lupus erythematosus: A chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease occurs when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. Patients with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood that are targeted against their own body tissues.
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Lupus Overview Lupus-- also known as systemic lupus erythematosus -- is a disease of the immune system. Normally, the immune system protects the body from infection. In lupus, however, the immune system inappropriately attacks tissues in various parts of the body.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also known simply as lupus, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body. Symptoms vary between people and may be mild to severe.
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- Systemic Lupus Erythematous (lupus) is a chronic inflammatory condition caused by an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases cause the immune system to abnormally perceive the body’s tissues as foreign or threatening, and attack them. The exact cause of abnormal autoimmunity that occurs in lupus is not known.
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Disease A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.he term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body. For this reason, diseases are associated with dysfunctioning of the body's normal homeostatic process.
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- Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE) is a condition of chronic inflammation caused by an autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system.