Reviewer's report
Title:Acute pericarditis due to alpha-interferon therapy for chronic HCV hepatitis
- Case report
Version: 2Date:1 February 2011
Reviewer: NAOYA SAKAMOTO
Reviewer's report:
Overall comments;
In this paper, authors describe a case of pericarditis as a rare complication of
peginterferon plus ribavirin combination therapy. This report is well written and
concise. The link between the medication and the adverse events has been
described by time relation between medication and by correlation of the
symptoms with withdrawal and re-challenge of medication.
1. Title should be more precisely stated, such as “Acute pericarditis due to
pegylated interferon alpha …"
2. Authors should cite the following recent case report.
Nishio K, Konndo T, Okada S, Enchi M: Pericarditis and chronic inflammatory
demyelinating polyneuropathy during therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a for
chronic hepatitis C. World J Hepatol. 2010;2(9):358-61.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
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 according to the present assessment
of this manuscript.
Reviewer's report
Title:Acute pericarditis due to alpha-interferon therapy for chronic HCV hepatitis
- Case report
Version: 2Date:1 February 2011
Reviewer: NAOYA SAKAMOTO
Reviewer's report:
Overall comments;
In this paper, authors describe a case of pericarditis as a rare complication of
peginterferon plus ribavirin combination therapy. This report is well written and
concise. The link between the medication and the adverse events has been
described by time relation between medication and by correlation of the
symptoms with withdrawal and re-challenge of medication.
1. Title should be more precisely stated, such as “Acute pericarditis due to
pegylated interferon alpha …"
2. Authors should cite the following recent case report.
Nishio K, Konndo T, Okada S, Enchi M: Pericarditis and chronic inflammatory
demyelinating polyneuropathy during therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a for
chronic hepatitis C. World J Hepatol. 2010;2(9):358-61.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
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 according to the present assessment
of this manuscript.
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Acute pericarditis due to alpha-interferon therapy for chronic HCV hepatitis
- Case report
Version: 2Date:1 February 2011
Reviewer: NAOYA SAKAMOTO
Reviewer's report:
Overall comments;
In this paper, authors describe a case of pericarditis as a rare complication of
peginterferon plus ribavirin combination therapy. This report is well written and
concise. The link between the medication and the adverse events has been
described by time relation between medication and by correlation of the
symptoms with withdrawal and re-challenge of medication.
1. Title should be more precisely stated, such as “Acute pericarditis due to
pegylated interferon alpha …"
2. Authors should cite the following recent case report.
Nishio K, Konndo T, Okada S, Enchi M: Pericarditis and chronic inflammatory
demyelinating polyneuropathy during therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a for
chronic hepatitis C. World J Hepatol. 2010;2(9):358-61.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
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 according to the present assessment
of this manuscript.
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