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Lint: chronic-epididymitis

chronic-epididymitis
Adjectival Hyphens
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"post-infective, e.g. after acute epididymitis"

Line 11:5 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-infective,'.

"post-vasectomy pain syndrome"

Line 23:8 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-vasectomy'.
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"syndromic, e.g. Behcet's disease"

Line 16:24 · Radiopaedia prefers the non-possessive eponym: 'Behcet's disease'.
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"chronic epidymyalgia: mass/swelling absent; cause unknown"

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"Initial treatment consists of a trial of antibiotics as well as scrotal support, anti-inflammatories, and analgesia including nerve blocks. Chronic epididymitis is generally considered "self-limited" albeit with a chronic course; refractory cases may require surgical resection of the epididymis 5."

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