Society guideline links: Mixed connective tissue disease

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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United States

●American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST): Guideline for the screening and monitoring of interstitial lung disease in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, 2023 (published 2024)

●ACR/CHEST: Guideline for the treatment of interstitial lung disease in people with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, 2023 (published 2024)

●Recommendations for screening and detection of connective tissue disease – Associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (2013)

Japan

●[In Japanese] Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW): Guidelines for the management of mixed connective tissue disease (2021)

●[In English] MHLW: 2019 Diagnostic criteria for mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) (published 2020)