Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Lupus enteritis masquerading as Crohn´s disease  
 
Version: 1 Date: 21 Apr 2018  
 
Reviewer: Konstantinos Katsanos  
 
Reviewer's report:  
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Please o verwrite this text when addin g your comments to the authors.  
1. Please correct several typos in English (solu instead of "sou" medrol, he instead of "the"  
2. Please provide details on therapy that is recommended in such cases  
3. Please create a Table wit h criteria to differentiate lupus -ilke Crohn's from lupus enteritis 
(based on J Crohns Colitis. 2012 Aug;6(7):735 -42.  
3. Please differentiate the following conditions: lupus -like Crohn's , lupus ent eritis, and Crohn's -
like lupus  
Are the methods appropri ate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are the conclusions d rawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Lupus enteritis masquerading as Crohn´s disease  
 
Version: 1 Date: 21 Apr 2018  
 
Reviewer: Konstantinos Katsanos  
 
Reviewer's report:  
Please include all comments for t he authors in this box rather than uploading your report as an 
attachment. Please only upload as attachments annotated versions of manuscripts, graphs, 
supporting materials or other aspects of your report which cannot be included in a text format.  
Please o verwrite this text when addin g your comments to the authors.  
1. Please correct several typos in English (solu instead of "sou" medrol, he instead of "the"  
2. Please provide details on therapy that is recommended in such cases  
3. Please create a Table wit h criteria to differentiate lupus -ilke Crohn's from lupus enteritis 
(based on J Crohns Colitis. 2012 Aug;6(7):735 -42.  
3. Please differentiate the following conditions: lupus -like Crohn's , lupus ent eritis, and Crohn's -
like lupus  
Are the methods appropri ate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are the conclusions d rawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
1. Have you in t he past five years received reimbursements, f ees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financial ly from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisat ion t hat may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents  relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursemen ts, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds 
or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to t his paper?  
 
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have  no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
No conflict of interest  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal. I unders tand that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted f or publication, my  named report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors' 
responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my named report can be in cluded as confidential comments 
to the editor s, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Lupus enteritis masquerading as Crohn´s disease  
 
Version: 1 Date: 21 Apr 2018  
 
Reviewer: Konstantinos Katsanos  
 
Reviewer's report:  
Please include all comments for t he authors in this box rather than uploading your report as an 
attachment. Please only upload as attachments annotated versions of manuscripts, graphs, 
supporting materials or other aspects of your report which cannot be included in a text format.  
Please o verwrite this text when addin g your comments to the authors.  
1. Please correct several typos in English (solu instead of "sou" medrol, he instead of "the"  
2. Please provide details on therapy that is recommended in such cases  
3. Please create a Table wit h criteria to differentiate lupus -ilke Crohn's from lupus enteritis 
(based on J Crohns Colitis. 2012 Aug;6(7):735 -42.  
3. Please differentiate the following conditions: lupus -like Crohn's , lupus ent eritis, and Crohn's -
like lupus  
Are the methods appropri ate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are the conclusions d rawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
1. Have you in t he past five years received reimbursements, f ees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financial ly from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisat ion t hat may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents  relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursemen ts, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds 
or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to t his paper?  
 
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have  no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
No conflict of interest  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal. I unders tand that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted f or publication, my  named report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors' 
responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my named report can be in cluded as confidential comments 
to the editor s, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
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