Systemic illness

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 28 Jan 2024

A systemic illness, a.k.a. systemic disease, is any disease that causes a generalized disturbance in bodily function rather than just affecting its organ of origin.

Clinical presentation

Systemic illness tend to produce systemic symptoms and signs including:

These manifestations of systemic disease are also known as systemic or constitutional effects, symptoms and/or signs.

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