… Thoracic high-resolution computed tomography of interstitial lung disease associated
with systemic sclerosis. A. Ground glass with traction bronchiectasis compatible with non-specific …

… of lung disease… lung disease is very limited, especially in long-standing SSc. The threshold
for initiating treatment is substantially reduced when lung disease is severe, systemic disease …

… lung disease is the most common cause of death among patients with systemic sclerosis, with
a … Interstitial lung disease is a common complication of systemic sclerosis and is a leading …

… In our series of patients with severe lung disease, although patients died after 10 years of
disease, most of these patients did not develop any pulmonary symptoms until after they had …

… Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is characterised by … skin
involvement into diffuse cutaneous sclerosis (dcSSc), limited cutaneous sclerosis (lcSSc) or SSc …

… ) cutaneous disease. Basilar interstitial fibrosis is present at post mortem in up to 75% of
SSc patients [2]. The earliest description of the pathology of SSc interstitial lung disease (ILD) …

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting multiple organ systems,
including the lungs. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in SSc. …

Objectives To identify overall disease course, progression patterns and risk factors
predictive for progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated …

… a subset of systemic sclerosis patients who developed severe restrictive lung disease and to
… of vital capacity in severe restrictive lung disease and determine the mortality and morbidity …

… 1 Example HRCT slices of different interstitial lung disease patterns seen in systemic
sclerosis. (A) Fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP): characterized by lower lobe …