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  • Pulmonology
  • Internal Medicine

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  • Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease with significant multi-organ involvement.
  • Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in SSc patients.
  • Understanding the clinical characteristics and outcomes of ILD in SSc is crucial for patient management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the clinical characteristics of ILD in a large cohort of SSc patients.
  • To analyze differences in ILD based on SSc subtypes (limited cutaneous SSc, diffuse cutaneous SSc, SSc sine scleroderma).
  • To identify factors associated with moderate-to-severe lung function impairment, mortality, and causes of death in SSc-ILD.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive study utilizing data from the Spanish Scleroderma Study Group registry.
  • Inclusion of 1374 SSc patients from 21 referral centers.
  • Analysis of ILD prevalence, clinical features, lung function (FVC, DLco), HRCT patterns, and mortality across SSc subtypes.

Main Results:

  • 43% of SSc patients (595/1374) had ILD, with varying prevalence across subtypes: 53% in lcSSc, 40% in dcSSc, 7% in ssSSc.
  • ILD in lcSSc and ssSSc presented later with less severe lung function impairment and fewer ground-glass patterns on HRCT compared to dcSSc.
  • Factors associated with FVC < 70% included dcSSc, anti-topoisomerase I antibodies, ground-glass pattern, active capillaroscopy, lower DLco, older age at onset, and longer time to ILD diagnosis.

Conclusions:

  • Interstitial lung disease is a significant complication in all SSc subtypes, associated with considerable morbidity and mortality.
  • The diffuse cutaneous SSc subtype is linked to more severe ILD and higher mortality.
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a notable cause of death, particularly in lcSSc-associated ILD.