Pos1273 characteristics and Disease Course of Untreated Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Systemic Sclerosis in a Real-Life Two-Center Cohort
Abstract:BackgroundInterstitial lung disease (ILD) is the leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Current guidelines consider that some patients may not require pharmacological treatment. To date, the characteristics and disease course of untreated SSc-ILD patients remain unknown.ObjectivesTo describe disease characteristics and disease course in untreated SSc-ILD patients in two well characterized SSc-ILD cohorts.MethodsWe included SSc patients from Zurich and Oslo who had a diagnosis of ILD on high-resolu… Show more
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