From Clinical Images to Publishable Case Reports

Abstract

A case report is one of the valuable articles in most medical-indexed journals. It is a scientific documentation of a single or more (traditionally less than 3) clinical case observation on the symptoms, signs, investigations, treatment, and follow-up showcasing the extensive medical review and knowledge (Carey, 2010). The ecosystem of submitting case reports for publication usually is practised among clinicians. Even though case report is found at the lower hierarchical level of evidence (Figure 1), it has its advantages, which are valuable to the medical literature (Burns et al, 2011; Nissen & Wynn, 2014), and clinical practices.