The 2024 British Society for Rheumatology guideline for management of systemic sclerosis.

ABSTRACT: This guideline was developed according to the British Society for Rheumatology Guidelines Protocol by a Guideline Development Group comprising healthcare professionals with expertise in SSc and people with lived experience, as well as patient organization representatives. It is an update of the previous 2015 SSc guideline. The recommendations were developed and agreed by the group and are underpinned by published evidence, assessed by systematic literature review and reinforced by collective expert opinion of the group. It considers all aspects of SSc including general management, treatment of organ-based complications, including cardiopulmonary, renal and gastrointestinal tract manifestations, as well as broader impact of disease. Whilst it is focused on adults with SSc we expect that the

SUBMITTER: Denton CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11534099 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature