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Editorial
. 2022 Apr 21;10(4):e05693.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5693. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Case reports in the Lancet: From neurophobia to global pandemics

Benjamin O Devoy  1 , Peter J Bennett  1 , Alasdair J Coles  1 , Hani S Mousa  1
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Editorial

Case reports in the Lancet: From neurophobia to global pandemics

Benjamin O Devoy et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

While neurology remains the best-represented specialty, it was Hematology and Rheumatology cases that were more often reported by non-specialists. The overall distribution by country has also changed, reflecting recent outbreaks of infectious agents.

Keywords: Lancet Case Reports; clinical education; global medicine; multi‐morbidity; neurophobia.

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Conflict of interest statement

AJC received personal fees, honoraria for consulting and travel expenses for attending meetings from Genzyme. BOD, PJB, and HSM have nothing to disclose.

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FIGURE 1
Lancet Case Reports by organ system and proportion of same specialty authors. Dotted areas indicate the percentage of reports by authors in the same specialty (based on affiliation of first author). 352 case reports: January 3, 2009 to November 4, 2017
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Lancet Case Reports according to expanded classification. 352 case reports: January 3, 2009 to November 4, 2017
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Lancet Case Reports by country of origin
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