The phrase "a surprising case of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing an unexpected or unusual example or situation in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "The study presented a surprising case of recovery in patients who had previously shown no signs of improvement."
Alternatives: "an unexpected instance of" or "a remarkable example of".
This ratio, described in the journal PLOS Biology, reveals a surprising case of convergent evolution over a diverse array of unrelated animals – and could help engineers build better swimming robots.
This documents a surprising case of the coexistence and radiation of two closely-related lineages with contrasting suites of jaw and dental features that probably reflect adaptation to different food resources.
A surprising case of non-pathogenic human colonization was recently reported from an Amerindian community living in a remote area of French Guiana.
22 The reaction reported herein represents a special and surprising case of C H bond activation which introduces a novel modified form of TMP.
In a strange, but not particularly surprising, case of politician-turned-reality star endorsing reality star-turned-politician, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has officially come out in support of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
The casting is sometimes wonderfully apt, especially in the surprising case of Mr. Gray, best known as a self-searching monologist, as a Brahminlike presidential candidate a la Adlai Stevenson.
Kurnikov, IV; Zusman, LD; Kurnikova, MG; Farid, RS; Beratan, DN, Structural fluctuations, spin, reorganization energy, and tunneling energy control of intramolecular electron transfer: The surprising case of electron transfer in a d8-d8 bimetallic system, Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 119 no.
Kurnikov, IV; Zusman, LD; Kurnikova, MG; Farid, RS; Beratan, DN, Structural fluctuations, spin, reorganization energy, and tunneling energy control of intramolecular electron transfer: The surprising case of electron transfer in a d8-d8 bimetallic system, Chemtracts, vol. 11 no. 5 (May , 1998, pp. 359-365 [abs].
Mencap, the charity which supports people with a learning disability, says it has seen countless similarly surprising cases of misclassification of vulnerable clients, many of whom are told they are not eligible for any sickness or disability benefit and must seek work immediately.
Also surprising cases of relative selectivity exist, however: while imatinib inhibits LCK, it is selective over the closely related kinase SRC, as shown in the analysis by Fabian et al[3].
