Some medical questions are not appropriable to investigation by a randomized controlled trial.In these cases, researchers must select a proper study design.The case report is descriptive study which is defined the medical report of symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient.Although there are methodological limitations associated with retrospective study design, case report can provide important insight to the physician in the professional narratives feedback on the clinical practice.Furthermore, for upgrading case report's quality, CARE guidelines were developed in 2013 through a consensus of experts led by the CARE group.This study aim to present how to design and write clinical case report according to CARE guideline.We anticipate this article will help authors publish a quality case report that shares their research.
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