DISCLAIMER
This pocket guide attempts to define principles of practice that should produce high-quality patient care. It is
applicable to specialists, primary care, and providers at all levels. This pocket guide should not be considered
exclusive of other methods of care reasonably directed at obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment
concerning the propriety of any course of conduct must be made by the clinician after consideration of each
individual patient situation. Neither IGC, the medical associations, nor the authors endorse any product or
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CONSULTANTS
Ganesh Raghu, MD | Marya Ghazipura, PhD, MS, MPhil | Sydney B
Montesi, MD | Richard M. Silver, MD | Tanzib Hossain, MD, MS | Madalina
Macrea, MD, PhD | Derrick Herman, MD | Hayley Barnes, MD | Ayodeji
Adegunsoye, MD, MS | Arata Azuma, MD, PhD | Lorinda Chung, MD |
Gregory C. Gardner, MD | Kristin B. Highland, MD | Marie Hudson, MD,
MPH | Robert J. Kaner, MD | Martin Kolb, MD, PhD | Mary Beth Scholand,
MD | Virginia Steen, MD | Carey C. Thompson, MD, MPH | Elizabeth R.
Volkmann, MD, MS | Fredrick M. Wigley, MD | Dee Burlile, MEd | Karen A.
Kemper, MSPH, PhD | Shanda L. Knight, MLS
ABBREVIATIONS
ILD, interstitial lung disease; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease;
LIP, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia; NSIP, non-specific interstitial
pneumonia; OP, organizing pneumonia; PPFE, pleuroparenchymal
fibroelastosis; SSC, systemic sclerosis; SSc-ILD, systemic sclerosis-
associated interstitial lung disease; UIP, usual interstitial pneumonia
SOURCE
Raghu G, Montesi SB, Silver RM, et al. Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis-
associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Evidence-based Recommendations.
An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J
Respir Crit Care Med. Published online September 29, 2023. doi:10.1164/
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