Conclusions

Patients with a history of SSc should be screened for presence of early-stage ILD
Honeycombing is indicative of the presence of ILD
Patients with ILA (honeycombing/traction bronchiectasis, subpleural reticulation, or centrilobular ground-glass nodules/patchy ground-glass opacity) should be followed up within 6‒12 months

Although consensus was not reached, most experts recommended that patients with honeycombing should be referred for pulmonologist follow-up
These results lay the foundation for the development of practical guidance on early diagnosis of ILD, and may inform clinical recommendations