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Victoria Stokes and Caroline Fertleman explain how to turn an interesting case or unusual presentation into an educational report
The CARE (CAse REport) guidelines for writing a case report are universally followed. Brevity and clarity, are the two pre-requisites for any case report. The various components of a case report and the preferable formatting of the same have been summarized below:
When to write a case report. How does one determine when to write an actual case report? What constitutes and what are the criteria for publication? Different journals have different criteria, but here are the criteria for JMCR and BMCRN. JMCR publishes original and interesting case reports that contribute significantly to medical knowledge ...
A case report ends with a conclusion or with summary points, depending on the journal's specified format. This section should briefly give readers the key points covered in the case report. Here, the author can give suggestions and recommendations to clinicians, teachers, or researchers.
First: Select a case and identify the message you wish to communicate, as well as your audience. Is this case report about an outcome, a diagnostic assessment, an intervention, a new or rare disease, or something else? Second: Gather the necessary information to accurately write WHAT happened as a timeline and as a narrative.
How do I write a case report? Once you identify a case and have learned what information to include in the case report, try to find a previously published case report. Finding published case reports in a similar field will provide examples to guide you through the process of writing a case report.
Although originally developed to assist family practice residents to write case reports, the case report worksheet can be used by physicians in any practice setting and any discipline to collect and report interesting, unusual, or newsworthy cases.