撰写病例报告，是建立在阅读相关文献的基础上，对所报告的病例要了解，例如有没有人发表过，该病例有何特色等。病例报告的重点在于对病例本身的描述，应重点突出，简单明了，一般千字左右即可，但少者也可二三百字，多者可达数千字。论文题目要求直接写出病名（罕见病例）或新方法及例数，文章的前言可有可无，有也应较为简短，一两句即可。

病例报告主要是写好病例摘要与讨论。写作时病例摘要要求有完整的原始记录、充分的诊断依据和最后诊断。对病史、诊断治疗方法、结果等应如实报道，不得随意改动。写讨论时要结合论文中的病例来进行，讨论内容要与病例紧密联系，一般可围绕所报道的病例作必要的说明，阐明作者的观点或提出新的看法等。讨论要有精辟独到的见解。有些病例病因清楚，结论明确，讨论部分可以省去不写。

下面是Medscape上的一篇论文讲述了如何撰写病例报告，小编摘过来部分供大家学习，而且告诉大家哪些杂志可以投稿：

• Abstract—This section is read by people trying to decide whether they wish to go on and read your full case report. It is therefore vital to keep it concise (no more than 150 words) and snappy, and to encompass all the important aspects of your case, particularly highlighting what this adds to medical knowledge.

• Case report—In this section you are presenting your patient to the reader. This should include a concise history and any relevant examination and investigation findings. It is important to include any relevant negatives based upon the potential diagnoses, but do not clutter this section with unnecessary detail.

• Discussion—When you have presented your case to the reader you are expected to put it into context in the discussion section. Here you give information about the condition or intervention in question, such as the basic epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, investigations, and treatment. As you paint this picture it is extremely important for you to show how your case has differed from the norm and how this is contributing to medical understanding.

• Where Can I Get My Case Reports Published?

• Given the reluctance of many journals to publish case reports these days, where are you to turn when you wish to share your newly written up experience of an interesting case?

• Fortunately, the vastness of cyberspace has allowed for the development of a new breed of medical journal. A number of new online journals such as BMJ Case Reports(www.casereports.bmj.com),Cases Journal(www.casesjournal.com), the Journal of Medical Case Reports(www.jmedicalcasereports.com), Radiology Case Reports(www.radiology.casereports.net/index.php/rcr), and the Journal of Dermatological Case Reports (www.jdcr.eu) allow the publication and dissemination of notable case reports. These allow doctors from all over the world to share their experiences of new and interesting cases. Although still in their infancy, these journals have the potential to act as large case banks that allow doctors to search for cases similar to ones that may be puzzling them, to help guide their management.