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Case reports, brief scientific manuscripts which present the salient details of an interesting or extraordinary case, its diagnosis and management, and a discussion of relevant literature, are often denigrated by the scientific community. Claims are made by their detractors that case reports are the lowest possible level of “evidence” in evidence‐based practice that they do not truly add to the scientific literature, they are the realm of those that have nothing novel to study and report, or they are merely padding for one’s curriculum vitae. However, while these claims may be true in selected instances, case reports often have distinct value and may serve as the first step on a path toward achieving cures for human disease.