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Lint: erythema-nodosum

Adjectival Hyphens
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"post-infectious (most commonly Streptococcal pharyngitis)"

Line 12:8 · 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-infectious'.
Strong List Colon Position
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"T1: hypointense to fat/muscle"

Line 26:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>T1: </strong>hypointense'

"T2: hypo-to-hyperintense to fat and hyperintense to muscle"

Line 27:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>T2: </strong>hypo'

"T1 fat sat/STIR: hyperintense to fat/muscle"

Line 29:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>T1 fat sat/STIR:</strong> hyperintense'
Emphasis
warning

"post-infectious (most commonly Streptococcal pharyngitis)"

Line 12:39 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Streptococcal</em>'
Prefix Hyphens
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"T2: hypo-to-hyperintense to fat and hyperintense to muscle"

Line 27:29 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'hypo-to'.
Inline EG
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"infection (e.g. tuberculosis)"

Line 13:18 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

"drug-related (e.g. oral contraceptive pill, sulfonamides, amoxicillin)"

Line 16:21 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

"paraneoplastic syndromes (e.g. Hodgkin disease, leukaemia)"

Line 18:40 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.