Reviewer's report
Title:Multiple aseptic splenic abscesses in a 15 year old patient - role of
anaerobic bacteria?
Version:3Date:12 December 2013
Reviewer: Henrik Koehler
Reviewer's report:
The author report on a interesting case of a boy with aseptic splenic abscesses.
Major Revisions: None
Minor Revisions:
The title issomewhat misleading. Anaerobic bacteria are not the focus of this
report.
What happened to the apparently subclinical thyreoiditis? Treatment?
(The usual course of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is gradual loss of thyroid function.
Among patients with this disorder who have mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism and
the presence of thyroid antibodies, overt hypothyroidism occurs at a rate of about
5 percent per year.)
Inflammatory bowel disease can not be ruled by out by one colonoscopy. Did the
authors also look for inflammatory markers in the stool, like calprotectin or
lactoferrin?
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Multiple aseptic splenic abscesses in a 15 year old patient - role of
anaerobic bacteria?
Version:3Date:12 December 2013
Reviewer: Henrik Koehler
Reviewer's report:
The author report on a interesting case of a boy with aseptic splenic abscesses.
Major Revisions: None
Minor Revisions:
The title issomewhat misleading. Anaerobic bacteria are not the focus of this
report.
What happened to the apparently subclinical thyreoiditis? Treatment?
(The usual course of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is gradual loss of thyroid function.
Among patients with this disorder who have mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism and
the presence of thyroid antibodies, overt hypothyroidism occurs at a rate of about
5 percent per year.)
Inflammatory bowel disease can not be ruled by out by one colonoscopy. Did the
authors also look for inflammatory markers in the stool, like calprotectin or
lactoferrin?
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Multiple aseptic splenic abscesses in a 15 year old patient - role of
anaerobic bacteria?
Version:3Date:12 December 2013
Reviewer: Henrik Koehler
Reviewer's report:
The author report on a interesting case of a boy with aseptic splenic abscesses.
Major Revisions: None
Minor Revisions:
The title issomewhat misleading. Anaerobic bacteria are not the focus of this
report.
What happened to the apparently subclinical thyreoiditis? Treatment?
(The usual course of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is gradual loss of thyroid function.
Among patients with this disorder who have mild (subclinical) hypothyroidism and
the presence of thyroid antibodies, overt hypothyroidism occurs at a rate of about
5 percent per year.)
Inflammatory bowel disease can not be ruled by out by one colonoscopy. Did the
authors also look for inflammatory markers in the stool, like calprotectin or
lactoferrin?
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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