1. Case reports document clinical observations of individual patients and are an important part of medical education and scientific publication.
2. A case report should provide detailed information about a patient's symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes in order to communicate an unusual or unknown medical condition.
3. Key elements of an effective case report include an informative title, structured abstract, introduction describing the relevance of the case, detailed case presentation, discussion of the case in relation to previous literature, and a concise conclusion.