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Clinical case report

A case report is a type of research approach where an unexpected or unusual event is documented in depth in a report of findings, clinical course, and prognosis for a specific patient. A review of the literature on other known instances is optional but may be included as well.
The purpose of accepting case studies is to provide more details about investigative research studies that enhance the area of clinical trials.
The below information describes the section headers that should be included in your clinical case report, as well as the content that should be included inside each part.

  • Title

  • Summary

  • Background

  • Case presentation

  • Discussion

  • Conclusion

  • Key takeaways

  • References

  • Figures and videos

Title
Choose a clinical and straightforward title that appropriately expresses the diagnosis and major highlights of the case report.
Make sure not to use the words “case report”, “review”, “rare case”, “literature review”, or “first case” in the title.
Do not use any exclamation marks at the end of the title.
There should be no mention of the patient’s age, gender, or race in the title as well.
The title should not be longer; try to write it in a concise manner.

Summary
The summary of the clinical case report is similar to the abstract of the research article. The whole information in the case study is summarized in this section.
The words should not be more than 150 words.
Make sure not to include background information. It will mainly include the essential information about the case and put emphasis on the learning points.

Background
This section will describe the context of the case report, discuss the prevalence of the health issue, and give a clear message.
This section is also different from the “Summary.” Make sure not to include the information from the summary section.

Case Presentation
The word count of the main text should range from 1000 to 2000 words (excluding the summary, background, references, figures, and tables).
If the case shows the use of an important clinical guideline or systematic review, the report specifies which section of the review or guideline the case pertains to.

Give a thorough description of the presenting characteristics, mentioning the medical, social, and familial background.
Information about the patient and the institute should be as anonymous as possible.
The data must include information about the patient’s medical history, signs and symptoms, adverse events, and clinical examinations and investigations. Do not include unnecessary details.
Describe the case findings and the factors that influenced the decisions.
Avoid using abbreviations for investigational diseases.
Present facts in an easy-to-follow style. Additionally, the use of diagrammatic flowcharts and timelines is encouraged to make the information easily understandable.
The information or data in the results section can be tabulated or represented in graphs. However, make sure to use unique graphs and figures rather than copying from other publications.
Details on the differential diagnosis, treatment strategy, and follow-up should be given.
The case should have a clear and unambiguous conclusion so that readers are not left wondering about the end results.
This part can be divided into further sub-headings to describe each part of the case presentation more clearly.

Discussion
This section will detail the pathology and injury triggers, current recommendations, diagnostic paths (using original graphics to show procedures), and the key points of the case.
The up-to-date literature can be cited along with the relevant information for comparison or differentiation.
Make sure that any information taken from another source is properly cited. Do not copy the exact same text from the other source.
Do not replicate tables or figures from other publications without first acquiring permission to do so.
We encourage any figures that show clinical-pathological relationships; these significantly increase the article's learning value.

Conclusion
The conclusion should accurately and concisely explain the main clinical message of the entire clinical case study.

Key Takeaways
This section should include three to five bulleted points.
The information should be the key highlights of the study that are crucial for readers to remember while dealing with patients.

References
The relevant references should be up-to-date and included in this section per the AMA style guide (as mentioned above in the research article section).
Make sure the formatting of the references is correct and cited correctly along with the relevant information in the text (Times New Roman, 12, superscripted Arabic numeral).

Figures and Videos
There are no limits to the representations of the illustrations; however, we chose only those that best explain the case report.
Please ensure that the patient cannot be identified by cropping the image as precisely as possible. The images, which include the faces of the patients, are not accepted. The patient’s face should remain anonymous. The patient’s face should remain anonymous.
The images and videos should be coloured. Make sure to add arrows, annotations, and captions in order to best describe the information relevant to the images.
For videos, the duration should not exceed 3-4 minutes with no background music or sound. In the case of narration, the sound should be clear and easily understood.