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Lint: amoebic-colitis

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"Amoebic colitis is a type of infectious colitis, more common in tropical and subtropical areas. The causative agent is the trophozoite form of the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. In most cases of transmission, the cyst form lives in the colon as a commensal, and patients remain asymptomatic."

Line 1:184 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em> Entamoeba histolytica</em>'

"other infectious colitides (e.g. Yersinia, Clostridioides difficile)"

Line 33:41 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Yersinia, Clostridioides difficile</em>'
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Expected headings

  • H1 Terminology
  • H1 Usage
  • H1 Epidemiology
  • H2 Risk factors
  • H2 Associations
  • H1 Clinical presentation
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 Diagnosis
  • H2 Diagnostic criteria
  • H2 Diagnostic clues
  • H1 Pathology
  • H2 Aetiology
  • H2 Location
  • H2 Classification
  • H2 Macroscopic appearance
  • H2 Microscopic appearance
  • H2 Immunophenotype
  • H2 Markers
  • H2 Genetics
  • H1 Radiographic features
  • H2 Plain radiograph
  • H2 Mammography
  • H2 Antenatal ultrasound
  • H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
  • H2 Ultrasound
  • H2 CT
  • H3 Dual-energy CT
  • H2 Angiography (DSA)
  • H2 MRI
  • H2 CT/MRI
  • H2 Nuclear medicine
  • H3 PET-CT
  • H3 PET-MRI
  • H1 Radiology report
  • H1 Treatment and prognosis
  • H2 Complications
  • H1 History and etymology
  • H1 Differential diagnosis
  • H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
  • H1 Practical points
  • H1 See also

"Complications"

Line 26:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").
Semicolons
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"the ileum is spared; helps to differentiate it from Crohn or tuberculosis, which typically involve the terminal ileum"

Line 22:34 · Use semicolons judiciously.
Inline EG
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"other infectious colitides (e.g. Yersinia, Clostridioides difficile)"

Line 33:35 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.