HIV Clinical Cases Library Instructions to Authors |  | July 2006 |  |
Introduction |  |
The Editors at the Center for HIV Information at the University of California San Francisco invite authors to submit original patient case studies for inclusion in the HIV Clinical Cases Library. Such cases should describe observations related to HIV care and treatment in resource-constrained countries. The Library will contain a comprehensive online collection of real-life clinical cases from resource-constrained countries that will be shared on the Internet, free of charge, to health care providers and organizations that support them around the world.
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 | Author Agreement |  |
Please review and sign the accompanying author agreement. Note that it includes spaces for the title of your case study, your name, title(s), a complete mailing address, phone and fax number, as well as email address, which is essential.
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 | |  |  | Outline for Case Study |  |  | Patient presentation: signs and symptoms or chief complaint(s) (1-2 sentences). |  |
 |  | Relevant patient history (1-2 paragraphs). |  |
 |  | The results of initial physical exams. When possible, please include patient photos. |  |
 |  | Initial (nondiagnostic) lab and imaging test results, if available. Provide the results of only the relevant tests. |  |
 |  | Differential diagnosis or diagnoses considered at the time of presentation (list the possible diagnoses with a 2-3 sentence discussion after each item). |  |
 |  | Conclusive lab, imaging, path, or other diagnostic tests, if available. |  |
 |  | Diagnosis (1 sentence) or reason why diagnosis could not be definitively made. |  |
 |  | Treatment (1 paragraph on the selection of treatment). |  |
 |  | Clinical course (1-2 paragraphs) including interdisciplinary approaches. |  |
 |  | Discussion: What was particularly usual or interesting about this case? How was the presentation, treatment, and/or course different from what would be expected in the United States or elsewhere? |  |
 |  | 3-5 bulleted summary points. |  |
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 | Figures |  |  |  | We encourage the inclusion of figures with case studies. |  |
 |  | All figures should be submitted as digital files of at least 300 dpi (when taking photographs, please use the highest quality setting on your camera). |  |
 |  | Please title image files so that it is clear how they correspond with the figures mentioned in the text. |  |
 |  | For each figure, please include a caption and title that does not duplicate text material. |  |
 |  | The preferred file formats for figures are TIFF and EPS. Although JPG files are also acceptable, they have low resolution and are suboptimal. |  |
 |  | Please submit files either as attachments to the email in which you send your case study or by post on a CD-ROM. |  |
 |  | Multiple images can be sent by email by using WinZip software. |  |
 |  | Please do not embed figures in Microsoft application files such as MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. |  |
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 | Author Checklist and Permission |  |  |  | In clinical photographs in which the patient could be recognized, the case study must either be accompanied by a statement signed by the patient or the patient's guardian granting permission to publish the photograph for educational purposes. If permission is not obtained, the photograph will be cropped accordingly to ensure that the patient's identity is not disclosed. |  |
 |  | Please ensure that you have received appropriate written permission to use any previously published figures and tables. |  |
 |  | Please supply a complete credit line for each previously published table or figure, especially if the table is modified from the original. A complete citation is vital. |  |
 |  | All images that are submitted as part of a case study will also be considered for inclusion in the CHI's HIV Image Library for open access. By submitting case studies to CHI, the authors grant CHI permission to disseminate these images. |  |
 |  | Please ensure that a signed author checklist is included in your case study submission. |  |
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