Reviewer's□report 
□Colonic□Tuberculosis□mimicking□Crohn's□disease;□Report□of□a□case Title: 
Authors: 
Constantinos□Chatzicostas□( matrix01gr@yahoo.gr )
Ioannis□E□Koutroubakis□( ktjohn@her.forthnet.gr )
Maria□Tzardi□( tzardi_maria@yahoo.co.uk )
Maria□Roussomoustakaki□( rousso@med.uoc.gr )
Panagiotis□Prassopoulos□( gournick@med.uoc.gr )
Elias□A□Kouroumalis□( kouroum@med.uoc.gr )
□2□ □7□May□2002 Version: Date: 
□Prof□S.P.□Misra Reviewer: 
□A□paper□of□limited□interest Level□of□interest: 
□Accept□after□discretionary□revisions Advice□on□publication: 
The□paper□has□been□revised□extensively.□It□may□be□published.□However,□in□the□ 
background□(Introduction),□line□7□(More□than□200□cases□of□intestinal---)□may□ 
be□deleted□and□modified.□This□is□not□true□as□there□are□several□large□reports□ 
of□tuberculosis□which□have□not□been□quoted□by□the□authors.□What□the□authors□ 
have□done□is□that□they□have□added□the□number□of□cases□published□in□ 
references□1-5□and□9.□Even□in□the□case□report□they□have□quoted□other□ 
articles□such□as□reference□15,□16,□17,□19,21.□I□know□of□several□other□ 
reports□and□therefore□the□number□of□200□is□a□gross□underestimate. 
Competing□interests: 
None□declared. 
Reviewer's□report 
□Colonic□Tuberculosis□mimicking□Crohn's□disease;□Report□of□a□case Title: 
Authors: 
Constantinos□Chatzicostas□( matrix01gr@yahoo.gr )
Ioannis□E□Koutroubakis□( ktjohn@her.forthnet.gr )
Maria□Tzardi□( tzardi_maria@yahoo.co.uk )
Maria□Roussomoustakaki□( rousso@med.uoc.gr )
Panagiotis□Prassopoulos□( gournick@med.uoc.gr )
Elias□A□Kouroumalis□( kouroum@med.uoc.gr )
□2□ □7□May□2002 Version: Date: 
□Prof□S.P.□Misra Reviewer: 
□A□paper□of□limited□interest Level□of□interest: 
□Accept□after□discretionary□revisions Advice□on□publication: 
The□paper□has□been□revised□extensively.□It□may□be□published.□However,□in□the□ 
background□(Introduction),□line□7□(More□than□200□cases□of□intestinal---)□may□ 
be□deleted□and□modified.□This□is□not□true□as□there□are□several□large□reports□ 
of□tuberculosis□which□have□not□been□quoted□by□the□authors.□What□the□authors□ 
have□done□is□that□they□have□added□the□number□of□cases□published□in□ 
references□1-5□and□9.□Even□in□the□case□report□they□have□quoted□other□ 
articles□such□as□reference□15,□16,□17,□19,21.□I□know□of□several□other□ 
reports□and□therefore□the□number□of□200□is□a□gross□underestimate. 
Competing□interests: 
None□declared. 
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's□report 
□Colonic□Tuberculosis□mimicking□Crohn's□disease;□Report□of□a□case Title: 
Authors: 
Constantinos□Chatzicostas□( matrix01gr@yahoo.gr )
Ioannis□E□Koutroubakis□( ktjohn@her.forthnet.gr )
Maria□Tzardi□( tzardi_maria@yahoo.co.uk )
Maria□Roussomoustakaki□( rousso@med.uoc.gr )
Panagiotis□Prassopoulos□( gournick@med.uoc.gr )
Elias□A□Kouroumalis□( kouroum@med.uoc.gr )
□2□ □7□May□2002 Version: Date: 
□Prof□S.P.□Misra Reviewer: 
□A□paper□of□limited□interest Level□of□interest: 
□Accept□after□discretionary□revisions Advice□on□publication: 
The□paper□has□been□revised□extensively.□It□may□be□published.□However,□in□the□ 
background□(Introduction),□line□7□(More□than□200□cases□of□intestinal---)□may□ 
be□deleted□and□modified.□This□is□not□true□as□there□are□several□large□reports□ 
of□tuberculosis□which□have□not□been□quoted□by□the□authors.□What□the□authors□ 
have□done□is□that□they□have□added□the□number□of□cases□published□in□ 
references□1-5□and□9.□Even□in□the□case□report□they□have□quoted□other□ 
articles□such□as□reference□15,□16,□17,□19,21.□I□know□of□several□other□ 
reports□and□therefore□the□number□of□200□is□a□gross□underestimate. 
Competing□interests: 
None□declared. 
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