Writing a Case Report

The following Web sites provide general directions for writing a case report.  Remember to check the Instructions for Authors of the journal to which you plan to submit your report to find out exactly what that journal requires in terms of length and number of tables, figures, and references allowed.

• Writing a Clinical Vignette (Case Report) Abstract, American College of Physicians.
• Effective Medical Writing: Pointers to getting your article published, Singapore Med J 2010; 51(1) : 10.
• Writing a medical case report, Student BMJ 2009;17:b5274.

Publication Date: 23-Aug-2004
Last Modified: 3-Mar-2011

Ian R. Beecroft

Lindy Chan

Pamela W. Fried

Heide M. Pusztay

• Preparing a sound scientific article
• Preparing a scientifically responsible submission
• Presenting data clearly
• Assembling your manuscript
• Submitting your scientific article to an appropriate journal
• Writing a case report