title: [The whole world in a cup of coffee. Case reports].
abstract: There is a rising interest for clinical cases in medicine. Actually, they don't necessarily conflict with the evidence-based medicine approach; rather, as several authors made clear, EBM-oriented case reports and clinical trials could be complementary. Cases and case series could even represent the first line of evidence and they are extremely valuable in discovering new pathologies and monitoring unexpected drug effects. They also play a relevant role in continuing medical education. The new section of Recenti Progressi in Medicina is edited by a prominent Italian research Institute (Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, CNR). It focuses on a single case, guiding the physicians' decision-making from differential diagnosis to the treatment options.
authors.affiliation: luca.defiore@pensiero.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Fiore
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003657:Decision Making; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical; D019365:Metaphor