Case report is the record of the first-hand Chinese medicine clinical data

and also an important part of traditional Chinese classical document. It is widely applied in Chinese medicine field. Proper topic selection is the key point of Chinese medicine case report in reflecting its academic value and clinical guiding significance. At present

in significant part of Chinese medicine case reports

the topic selection has no innovation or Chinese medicine features in diagnosis and treatment

and has no significance for use of reference

thus the topic selection is not proper for Chinese medicine case reports. Based on the current situation of Chinese medicine case reports

the article analyzes the existing problems in case report topic selection in the Chinese medicine academic journals. The article points out that

Chinese medicine case report topic selection should refer to the universal case report topic selection scope in the world

and combine with the features and advantage of Chinese medicine

so that to highlight Chinese medicine features

to reflect Chinese medicine advantage

and inherit the academic essence of Chinese medicine. The selected topics can emphasize the role of Chinese medicine in new fields of modern medicine

the application of Chinese medicine in new infectious disease

the inheritance of the theory

treatment methods and formulation in Chinese medicine classical literature

the use of Chinese medicine in dominant diseases（ especially in critical illness

refractory diseases

and rare diseases）

and the summary of adverse effects and diagnosing and treating faults.