We would like to acknowledge the “Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Scientific Committee” for developing these guidelines.
Chair of the Guideline Development Group (GDG):
Samir Elbadawy, Professor of Rheumatology & Rehabilitation, Cairo University.
Members of the GDG:
1. Samir Ahmed Elbadawy, Professor of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
2. Mohamed Salah Eldin Abdel Baky Salama, Professor of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Ain Shams University.
3. Ali Yousef, Professor and Head of departments Medicine teaching hospitals and institutes.
4. Khaled Tahsin Elhadidi, Professor of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
5. Amal Mostafa Elganzoury, Professor of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Ain Shams University.
6. Mohamed Mahmoud Elwakd, Professor of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University.
7. Nevine Mohannad Abbas, Consultant Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Alexandria University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University.
8. Arwa Osama Al-Shaarawy, Lecturer of Rheumatology, Cairo University.
9. Hala Ibrahim Mostafa El Seidy, Lecturer of Rheumatology, Cairo University.