Significance of pulmonary involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc)- data from the German SSc-network

Conclusions: ILD is the most prevalent pulmonary involvement in SSc, while PH-ILD is associated with the most detrimental survival. Significant differences in baseline characteristics of types of pulmonary SSc involvement may help identify patients at risk in the future.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kreuter, M., Bonella, F., Blank, N., Siegert, E., Henes, J., Worm, M., Sunderkoetter, C., Schmalzing, M., Kreuter, A., Guenther, C., Susok, L., Zeidler, G., Koetter, I., Mueller-Ladner, U., Krieg, T., Juche, A., Schmeiser, T., Riemekasten, G., Aberer, E., Tags: ILD/DPLD of known origin Source Type: research