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Citation Syntax

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"Infection is believed to originate in the nasal cavity (most often the middle turbinate) with subsequent spread to the paranasal sinuses ³. Several fungal agents are implicated, including ^1-2:"

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Strong List Colon Position

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"T1: intermediate low signal"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): absent sinus mucosal enhancement suggests necrosis; invasion outside the sinus appears as an increased enhancement"

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Emphasis

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"Aspergillus spp: typically in neutropenic patients"

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"Zygomycetes: usually in diabetic patients"

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"Rhizopus spp."

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"Mucor spp."

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"Rhizomucor spp."

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"Absidia spp."

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List Caps

warning

"Aspergillus spp: typically in neutropenic patients"

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"Zygomycetes: usually in diabetic patients"

Line 25:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Rhizopus spp."

Line 27:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Mucor spp."

Line 28:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Rhizomucor spp."

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"Absidia spp."

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"Synthesised 7 variable model with high positive predictive value⁸. Involvement of:"

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"Pott puffy tumour"

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Strong

warning

"Unlike chronic invasive fungal sinusitis, acute infection generally does not demonstrate hyperdense material within the sinus on non-contrast CT. CT is particularly effective at assessing bony changes. Findings include ²:"

Line 37:53 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'acute infection generally does not demonstrate hyperdense material within the sinus on non-contrast CT. CT is particularly effective at assessing bony changes. Findings include'

Oxford Comma

suggestion

"Clinical presentation is variable but often dramatic, with rapid development of fever, facial pain, nasal congestion, epistaxis and sensation loss in the malar areas. Extension into the orbit, cavernous sinus, or intracranial compartment is frequent, resulting in deterioration in vision, proptosis, and neurological deficits, respectively ^1,2."

Line 18:110 · Use the Oxford comma in 'congestion, epistaxis and sensation'.

"Presence of any one of the above findings should raise suspicious of invasive fungal sinusitis in high-risk patients ⁶. Mild periantral fat stranding is often the first sign of vascular invasion and spread beyond the paranasal sinuses. If extension into intracranial, intraorbital or cavernous sinus are suspected an MRI should be performed."

Line 57:269 · Use the Oxford comma in 'intracranial, intraorbital or cavernous'.

Commas

suggestion

"Clinical presentation is variable but often dramatic, with rapid development of fever, facial pain, nasal congestion, epistaxis and sensation loss in the malar areas. Extension into the orbit, cavernous sinus, or intracranial compartment is frequent, resulting in deterioration in vision, proptosis, and neurological deficits, respectively ^1,2."

Line 18:195 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

Semicolons

suggestion

"T1 C+ (Gd): absent sinus mucosal enhancement suggests necrosis; invasion outside the sinus appears as an increased enhancement"

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Lint: acute-invasive-fungal-sinusitis