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Practice Editing Here (Nov 15th in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).

Mycosis Fungoides - Group 9

Task:

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 * 1) Find a peer-reviewed journal article on PubMed. Practice inserting your citation in the above space using the "cite" tool
 * 2) Choose one "B-level" medical article on Wikipedia from the following list: https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Medicine/articles?quality=B-Class&importance=High-Class
 * 3) Practice editing live on Wikipedia by finding a typo in the text or improving the clarity/readability of a sentence by adjusting a few words in a sentence.

Assignment # 3- please post an anonymous copy here!
Proposed Change: Insert sentence directly prior to “The patch stage is defined by flat, reddish patches of varying sizes that may have a wrinkled…”: The patch stage can be subdivided into stage IA and IB, defined by the amount of surface area the patches cover (Stage IA, covering less than 10% of the skin’s surface area and Stage IB greater than 10% of the skin’s surface area) (Pinter-Brown & Schwartz, 2020).

Rationale for proposed change: This change offers a distinction between the patch stage of mycosis fungoides that was not previously provided, allowing the reader to have a more holistic understanding of how the disease progresses and changes that occur within each stage. Further, the change quantifies and better describes the clinical features of the patch stage to inform readers more clearly as to what the patch stage can present as. In the article's current form, the patch stage is described briefly however again misses information on the stage’s potential subdivisions especially lacking description on the extent of the patch stage spread/development.

Critique of source: The source generally falls under the MEDRS criteria as listed by Wikipedia. The source is a secondary source that is also recent (from 2020). Further, the author discloses that there are no conflicts of interest eliminating the potential for bias. The guidelines mentioned within the source are well known and demonstrate it is generally accepted information within the scientific community.

Source: Pinter-Brown, L., & Schwartz, R. (2020). Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Clinical Presentation. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2139720-clinical

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page (part of assignment 3)

 * This will also be covered on Nov 15th in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2021/Talk Page Template