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The goal is to identify disparities and areas for improvement in the management of systemic sclerosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted among rheumatologists from teaching and non-teaching hospitals across India. Data collection focused on key diagnostic practices such as the modified Rodnan skin score, chest imaging, pulmonary function tests, and echocardiography. Organ-specific prescription trends were collected and compared between teaching and non-teaching centres.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The response rate for the survey was 70.5%. Teaching centres demonstrated higher adherence to performing modified Rodnan skin score at baseline (72.2%) compared to non-teaching hospitals (38.4%). For interstitial lung disease screening, overall, 93.7% performed chest imaging, with only 31.4% utilizing a High-Resolution CT thorax as the screening tool. Teaching centres performed 6MWT (79.5%) more often than non-teaching centres (64.7%). Echocardiography was commonly used for screening pulmonary hypertension (96.4%), while 16.5% reported using right heart catheterization. Steroids were used by 79.9% of participants at low doses (&lt;10\u2009mg) for a duration of less than 3\u2009months, commonly for myositis(68%). Methotrexate(49.8%) and mycophenolate (38.3%) were the most prescribed first-line agents for systemic sclerosis-skin involvement. For systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease, mycophenolate (95%) was the most commonly used immunosuppression. Sequential addition of antifibrotic(62.4%) to immunosuppression was preferred over an upfront combination in systemic sclerosis-interstitial lung disease. The majority treated uncomplicated Raynaud\u2019s phenomenon with calcium channel blockers, followed by PDE5 inhibitors (61.4%). An upfront combination of endothelin receptor antagonists and PDE5i for systemic sclerosis-pulmonary hypertension was reported by 42.2%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study highlights differences in systemic sclerosis management trends among Indian rheumatologists. 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