title: Guidelines for the presentation of contact allergy case reports.
abstract: Case reports constitute a classic publication format that is being increasingly appreciated, for example because of its educational value. In the field of contact dermatitis research, case reports often serve as sentinel publications concerning new allergens, or new exposures to known allergens, or regarding other conditions leading to contact dermatitis. The CARE guideline published in 2013 addresses standardized and complete reporting of case reports in all fields of medicine. The present article takes up the CARE suggestions, and further specifies these in terms of application to case reports in the field of contact dermatitis. The objective of this structured guidance is to provide junior or inexperienced doctors and researchers with an annotated list, against which the fulfilment of essential or optional items of a complete, high-quality case report to be submitted to Contact Dermatitis or other journals can be checked.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Erlangen/Nürnberg, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Uter
authors.affiliation: Contact Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital K.U. Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Margarida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gonçalo
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermato-Allergology, National Allergy Research Centre, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jeanne D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Johansen
mesh_terms: D017449:Dermatitis, Allergic Contact; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D058028:Research Report / Q000592:standards*
keywords: case report as topic; contact allergy; dermatitis; guideline