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Lint: rhinoscleroma

Between And
error

"Patients with rhinoscleroma are usually between 10 to 30 years old. It is endemic in Central America, Egypt, tropical Africa, India, and Indonesia 3."

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En Dash
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"may also show laryngotracheal involvement, the usual site of laryngeal involvement is the glotticsubglottic region showing concentric narrowing of the airway, thickening of the tracheal wall and nodular thickening of the tracheal mucosa 5"

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Strong List Colon Position
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"T1: mild to marked high signal intensity secondary to increased protein content within Mikulicz cells and Russell bodies"

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"T2: hyperintense due to its high cellular component with hypointense foci of fibrosis"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): inhomogeneous contrast enhancement secondary to areas of fibrosis"

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"DWI: diffusion restriction with low apparent diffusion coefficients values secondary to high cellularity, which could mimic malignancy"

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Emphasis
warning

"Rhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous infection involving the upper respiratory tract due to Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. It initially involves the nasal mucosa but it may progress to involve any part of the upper respiratory tract. Untreated rhinoscleroma slowly progresses over many years 1."

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Strong
warning

"Neoplasms: such as lymphoma and sinonasal carcinoma"

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"Neoplasms: such as lymphoma and sinonasal carcinoma"

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Oxford Comma
suggestion

"bilateral or unilateral expansile nasal masses, lesions are usually homogeneous, hyperdense and non-enhancing"

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"such as pharynx with nodular infiltration of the oropharynx, tonsillar bed, soft and hard palate"

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