Extract We have read with great interest the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) clinical practice guidelines for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD), which are commendable for providing evidence-based recommendations on the management of screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with CTD-ILD and rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD (RA-ILD) [1].
European Respiratory Journal published a clinical update in Critical Care on 02 Apr 2026.
The item focuses on Emerging prospective evidence shows that lung ultrasound can reliably detect rheumatoid arthritis-associated ILD: need for standardised protocols and consideration in future guidelines.
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