Prison malpractice litigation involving dermatologists: A cross-sectional analysis of dermatologic medical malpractice cases involving incarcerated patients during 1970-2018

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Oct;81(4):1019-1021. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.035. Epub 2019 Feb 21.

Authors

Raghav Tripathi¹, Rishabh S Mazmudar², Harib H Ezaldein², Jeremy S Bordeaux², Jeffrey F Scott²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; and Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: raghav.tripathi@case.edu.
² From the Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio; and Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 30797845
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.02.035

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Dermatology / legislation & jurisprudence*
Female
Humans
Male
Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence*
Medical Errors / legislation & jurisprudence*
Prisoners*
Skin Diseases / diagnosis
Skin Diseases / therapy*
United States