18^th World Hematology Congress

Case Reports in Hematology

A case report is usually considered a kind of anecdotal proof. Given their intrinsic method limitations, including absence of statistical sampling, case reports are placed at the foot of the hierarchy of clinical proof, beside case series. However, Hematology case reports do have genuinely helpful roles in medical research and evidence-based drugs. Specifically, they need facilitated recognition of recent diseases and adverse effects of treatments. For instance, recognition of the link between administration of teratogen to mothers and malformations in their babies was suggested by the report of a specific case. Case reports have a task in pharmacovigilance. They will additionally facilitate understand the clinical spectrum of rare diseases, moreover as uncommon presentations of common diseases. They can facilitate generate study hypotheses, as well as plausible mechanisms of disease. Case reports might also have a task to play in guiding the personalization of treatments in clinical follow. Therefore it's important to incorporate case reports in Hematologists conferences.