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''Life-threatening disease redirects here''. A systemic disease is one that affects a number of organs and tissues, or affects the body as a whole.〔Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary,28th edition (Harcourt Brace & Company). Page 489,1653〕 ==Examples== *Mastocytosis, including Mast Cell Activation Disorder and Eosinophilic Esophagitis *Chronic fatigue syndrome *Systemic vasculitis e.g. SLE, PAN *Sarcoidosis – a disease that mainly affects the lungs, brain, joints and eyes, found most often in young African-American women. *Diabetes mellitus – an imbalance in blood glucose (sugar) levels. *Ulcerative colitis – an inflammatory bowel disease *Hypertension (high blood pressure) *Metabolic syndrome *AIDS – a disease caused by a virus that cripples the body’s immune defenses. *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. *Systemic lupus erythematosus – a connective tissue disorder involving mainly the skin, joints and kidneys. *Rheumatoid arthritis – an inflammatory disease which mainly attacks the joints. But can also affect a person's skin, eyes, lungs and mouth. *Atherosclerosis – a hardening of the arteries *Sickle cell disease – an inherited blood disorder that can block circulation throughout the body, primarily affecting African-Americans *Myasthenia gravis 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Systemic disease」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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