(HealthDay)—Use of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) is associated with high false negative rates for detection of scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD), according to a study ...
Referral patterns skew toward older patients with fibrotic ILDs, raising concern that subspecialty centers may only capture a “tip of the iceberg” despite rising CT-driven detection. Screening for ILD ...
Janet Pope, MD, MPH, discusses screening and diagnostic approaches for interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other connective tissue diseases. Janet ...
The prevalence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) across connective tissue disorders (CTDs) and its persistent standing as a leading cause of death in patients with CTDs challenge rheumatologists to ...