| AA | Avascular Area |
| ACPA | Anticitrullinated Protein Antibody |
| AD | Autoimmune Disease |
| ALT | Alanine Transaminase |
| ANA | Antinuclear Antibody |
| ANCA | Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody |
| ASAS | Antisynthetase Antibodies Syndrome |
| AST | Aspartate Transaminase |
| BC | Bushy capillary |
| CPK | Creatine Phosphokinase |
| CTD | Connective Tissue Disease |
| DsDNA | Anti-Double-Strain DNA |
| ENA | Extractable Nuclear Antigens |
| ESR | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate |
| GC | Giant Capillary |
| HRCT | High-Resolution Computed Tomography |
| IIM | Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies |
| ILD | Interstitial Lung Disease |
| IPAF | Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features |
| IPF | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| LDH | Lactic Dehydrogenase |
| MDT | Multidisciplinary Team |
| NSIP | Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia |
| NVC | Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy |
| PMR | Polymyalgia Rheumatica |
| pSS | Primary Sjӧgren’s Syndrome |
| RP | Raynaud’s Phenomenon |
| SSc | Systemic Sclerosis |
| UIP | Usual Interstitial Pneumonia |