A case report is a form of medical communication. It is arguably the oldest and basic type of scientific publication,1 dating from 17th century2 and has since become a key element of medical literature.3 Several definitions have been used to describe this genre, but a very encompassing definition by Carey states that: “A case report is the publication in the medical scientific literature of a single clinical observation whose principal purpose is to generate hypotheses regarding human disease or provide insight into clinical practice”.4 Case reports allow for anecdotal sharing of personal clinical experiences,1 which draw attention to crucial observations, uncommon medical occurrences, the mechanisms underlying such conditions, unanticipated adverse effects or benefits of therapeutic measures and novel skills.5 They often contain one main message, stimulate the reader’s interest, and highlight the “discovery aspect” of medical knowledge.4,6 Case reports witnessed gradual decline of regard and interest from scientific community of publishers and researchers alike in the second half of the 20th century, with increased emphasis on evidence based medicine.4,7 Studies examining the frequency with which some top journals publish this type of genre indicated a downward trend.2,4,6,8,9 Observed reasons include: The believe that case reports provide a lower quality of evidence.1,8,10; Publishers’ obsession with “Impact Factor” (A factor of how many times published articles are cited) – and studies have shown that case reports get much less citations.4,6,8 and lastly some institutions attach little or no academic value to published case reports with regards to promotion for academicians5,11-13 causing reduced enthusiasm about writing case reports compared to other types of research works.