Reviewer's report
Title:Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by Crohn's disease: a case
report and literature review
Version: 2Date:24 July 2012
Reviewer: Farida Al Balushi
Reviewer's report:
The association between SLE and crohns disease is well known but rare , there
are few case reports that already addressed this association ( around 6 cases in
English literature but few more in other languages ) in addition to that there is a
recently published systematic review which covered this association , please
check the following ( Inflammatory bowel disease and lupus: A systematic review
of the literature Review Article
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 6, Issue 7, August 2012, Pages 735-742
Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Epameinondas V. Tsianos )
This case report is not particularly unique except for the long duration between
the diagnosis of SLE and onset of crohns disease, however accumulation of case
reports of such a rare association could be of value in clinical practice and future
research studies.
There are no major compulsory or minor essential revisions .
Discretionary revision ;
1- It would be useful if the authors provide us with the Radiological findings in the
present case like abdominal CT scan that would highlight potential discriminatory
findings between SLE and Crohns before histopathology results become
available.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
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
Reviewer's report
Title:Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by Crohn's disease: a case
report and literature review
Version: 2Date:24 July 2012
Reviewer: Farida Al Balushi
Reviewer's report:
The association between SLE and crohns disease is well known but rare , there
are few case reports that already addressed this association ( around 6 cases in
English literature but few more in other languages ) in addition to that there is a
recently published systematic review which covered this association , please
check the following ( Inflammatory bowel disease and lupus: A systematic review
of the literature Review Article
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 6, Issue 7, August 2012, Pages 735-742
Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Epameinondas V. Tsianos )
This case report is not particularly unique except for the long duration between
the diagnosis of SLE and onset of crohns disease, however accumulation of case
reports of such a rare association could be of value in clinical practice and future
research studies.
There are no major compulsory or minor essential revisions .
Discretionary revision ;
1- It would be useful if the authors provide us with the Radiological findings in the
present case like abdominal CT scan that would highlight potential discriminatory
findings between SLE and Crohns before histopathology results become
available.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
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
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Reviewer's report
Title:Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by Crohn's disease: a case
report and literature review
Version: 2Date:24 July 2012
Reviewer: Farida Al Balushi
Reviewer's report:
The association between SLE and crohns disease is well known but rare , there
are few case reports that already addressed this association ( around 6 cases in
English literature but few more in other languages ) in addition to that there is a
recently published systematic review which covered this association , please
check the following ( Inflammatory bowel disease and lupus: A systematic review
of the literature Review Article
Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Volume 6, Issue 7, August 2012, Pages 735-742
Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Epameinondas V. Tsianos )
This case report is not particularly unique except for the long duration between
the diagnosis of SLE and onset of crohns disease, however accumulation of case
reports of such a rare association could be of value in clinical practice and future
research studies.
There are no major compulsory or minor essential revisions .
Discretionary revision ;
1- It would be useful if the authors provide us with the Radiological findings in the
present case like abdominal CT scan that would highlight potential discriminatory
findings between SLE and Crohns before histopathology results become
available.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
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
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