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Case Report Writing Writing: Case report A case report is a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of one or two individual patients. It usually describe an unusual or novel occurrence. Writing: Case report Case reports permit discovery of new diseases and unexpected effects (adverse or beneficial) as well as the study of mechanisms, and they play an important role in medical education. Case reports and series have a high sensitivity for detecting novelty and therefore remain one of the cornerstones of medical progress; they provide many new ideas in medicine. (Vandenbroucke, 2001) Writing: Case report Famous scientific case reports The discovery of AIDS in Los Angeles in 1981 Sigmund Freud reported on numerous cases, including Anna O., Dora, Little Hans, Rat man, and Wolf man Paul Broca reported on language impairment following left hemisphere lesions in the 1860s The discovery of congenital malformation of neonatals caused by ingestion of thalidomide by the mothers of these babies Writing: Case report Types of case reports Most case reports are on one of six topics: 1) An unexpected association between diseases or symptoms. 2) An unexpected event in the course of observing or treating a patient. 3) Findings that shed new light on the possible pathogenesis of a disease or an adverse effect. 4) Unique or rare features of a disease. 5) Unique therapeutic approaches. 6)A positional or quantitative variation of the anatomical structures. Writing: Case report Stages in writing a case report Finding a rare case Literature search Collecting information related to the case, including consent from the patient Revising and editing Writing: Case report Structure of a case report: Introduction Case Presentation Discussion References 1. Introduction The introduction is a brief overview of the larger problem addressed by the case. The overlying message of the section is, “ X is important to understand bec