Rare Case Reports: A Rarity?

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作者：

Thankappan, Simi ^{[1
]}

Nedumpillil, Sherin ^{[2
]}

Thomas, Valsa ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Dr BR Ambedkar Inst Dent Sci, Dept Oral Med & Radiol, Patna, Bihar, India

[2] Govt Dent Coll, Dept Oral Pathol & Microbiol, Dibrugarh, Assam, India

[3] Govt Dent Coll, Dept Oral Med & Radiol, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

来源：

INDIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY | 2022年 / 67卷 / 01期

关键词：

Case reports; Occam's razor; rare diagnosis; rule of parsimony;

D O I：

10.4103/ijd.ijd_197_21

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100206 ;

摘要：

The basic principle of science is to always think of the simplest explanation for a condition. But in post graduate training, distinguishing a rare case from a common case is a dilemma for the naive clinician. Often the eager and enthusiastic resident trainees are more prone to fall into this "rare case phenomenon." Innumerable rare case reports in countless scientific journals may give the false impression to the budding trainee that uncommon cases are encountered every now and then. This article stresses on the importance of applying certain rules that can help in making the diagnostic process systematic and simpler. The chance of encountering rare cases are in fact rare and limited, wherreas in some circumstances, can diagnose life threatening conditions too.

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