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Lint: pituitary-abscess

pituitary-abscess
Adjectival Hyphens
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"Often, the presentation is relatively indolent without overt features of infection 1. Symptoms include those from mass effect (e.g. bitemporal hemianopia and headaches), endocrinological dysfunction (e.g. loss of libido, polydipsia, polyuria, amenorrhoea) and only sometimes (~25%) infective symptoms (e.g. fevers and meningism) 1,2. As such pituitary abscesses are often not diagnosed pre-operatively but rather are thought to be the far more common pituitary adenoma that not infrequently demonstrate cystic/necrotic degenerative change."

Line 5:413 · 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: 'pre-operatively'.
Emphasis
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"Staphylococcus spp and Streptococcus spp (most common)"

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"Aspergillus, Candida and Histoplasma"

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List Caps
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"Staphylococcus spp and Streptococcus spp (most common)"

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"Neisseria spp., Citrobacter spp., E. coli, Brucella, Salmonella etc..."

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"Aspergillus, Candida and Histoplasma"

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"Rathke cleft cyst"

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Accepted Abbreviations
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"Neisseria spp., Citrobacter spp., E. coli, Brucella, Salmonella etc..."

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Ellipses
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"Neisseria spp., Citrobacter spp., E. coli, Brucella, Salmonella etc..."

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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

"Microbiology"

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Oxford Comma
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"Aspergillus, Candida and Histoplasma"

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Semicolons
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"MRI is the modality of choice for evaluating a patient suspected of having a pituitary abscess. It will demonstrate features of an abscess; peripherally enhancing mass with central high T2 signal, high DWI signal and low ADC values. It should be noted, however, that macroadenomas with haemorrhagic change may have similar appearances."

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