The Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

Title: The Guideline for Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Edition: Original
Classification: Traditional Chinese Medicine guideline
Field: Treatment
Countries and regions: China
Guidelines users: 供临床一线中医师、西医师、中西医结合领域风湿科医师以及与系统性硬化症诊疗相关的专业人员使用。
Evidence classification method: Using GRADE's grading of evidence approach
Development unit: Professional Committee of Rheumatic Diseases, Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine
Registration time: 2023-03-16
Registration number: PREPARE-2023CN170
Purpose of the guideline: 系统性硬化症(Systemic Sclerosis, SSc)是一类以皮肤增厚变硬为突出表现的系统性自身免疫性疾病。除皮肤受累外,也可影响内脏(肺、心血管、肾脏、消化道等)。SSc发生内脏损害的潜在风险很高,严重威胁患者的生活质量和生存。但目前尚无中西医结合治疗本病的规范标准,不利于中西医结合诊疗方式的推广,为了更好的发挥中西医结合的优势,减少误诊、漏诊和治疗不当,故需建立SSc的中西医结合诊疗指南,以指导临床。