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"The highest incidence is seen among sexually-active women in their teens, with 75% of cases being under 25 years of age. In the United States, approximately 1 million females are thought to be afflicted with pelvic inflammatory disease per year, and nearly 275,000 of them are believed to be hospitalised⁷."

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"PID is usually bilateral, except when it is caused by the direct extension of an adjacent inflammatory process such as appendiceal, diverticular, or post-surgical abscesses."

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Strong List Colon Position

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"T1: if there is proteinaceous debris in a dilated tube, then it may have increased T1 signal"

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"T1+C (Gd): wall and surrounding tissues may enhance"

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Emphasis

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"Chlamydia trachomatis: pelvic chlamydial infection"

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"Neisseria gonorrhoeae: pelvic gonococcal infection"

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"Mycobacterium tuberculosis: pelvic tuberculous infection"

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"Actinomyces spp.: pelvic actinomyces infection"

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"Gardnerella vaginalis: bacterial vaginosis (controversial, may be a risk factor rather than a causative organism ^13,14)"

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List Caps

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"Chlamydia trachomatis: pelvic chlamydial infection"

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"Neisseria gonorrhoeae: pelvic gonococcal infection"

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"Mycobacterium tuberculosis: pelvic tuberculous infection"

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"Actinomyces spp.: pelvic actinomyces infection"

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"Gardnerella vaginalis: bacterial vaginosis (controversial, may be a risk factor rather than a causative organism ^13,14)"

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Headings Valid

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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"

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Parentheses

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"PID is defined as an acute clinical syndrome associated with ascending spread of micro-organisms, unrelated to pregnancy or surgery. The infection generally ascends from the vagina or cervix (cervicitis) to the endometrium (endometritis), then to the fallopian tubes (salpingitis, hydrosalpinx, pyosalpinx), and then to and/or contiguous structures (oophoritis, tubo-ovarian abscess, peritonitis)."

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Commas

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"PID is defined as an acute clinical syndrome associated with ascending spread of micro-organisms, unrelated to pregnancy or surgery. The infection generally ascends from the vagina or cervix (cervicitis) to the endometrium (endometritis), then to the fallopian tubes (salpingitis, hydrosalpinx, pyosalpinx), and then to and/or contiguous structures (oophoritis, tubo-ovarian abscess, peritonitis)."

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Lint: pelvic-inflammatory-disease