Review for 10.1186/s12876-017-0646-1 (2017)

Revi ewer’s report  
 
Title: Life-Threatening Bleeding from Gastric Dieulafoy's Lesion in A Pregnant Woman with  
HELLP Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review  
 
Version: 0 Date: 04 Mar 2017  
 
Reviewer: Sung -Shuo Kao  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
1. This is a good report of a patient with Dieulafoy's lesion bleeding and consequent 
HELLP syndrome.  
 
 
2. However, the diagnosis of HELLP syndrome may be influenced by other factors. In 
patients with severe blood loss, sometimes low platelet and coagulopat hy may occur 
temporarily. Besides, in patients with shock status, ischemic hepatitis or liver injury may 
also occur. Anemia is not equal to hemolysis. If the author could offer the evidence of 
hemolysis, such as elevated bilirubin or decreased haptoglobin,  the diagnosis of HELLP 
syndrome will be more convincing.  
 
 
3. Otherwise, the case report is worthwhile for publication.  
 
 
 
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No 
 
 
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Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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