• Clinics in dermatology · Mar 2012

    Ethical considerations in alleged dermatologic malpractice.

    • Julia Anderson, Barry D Kels, and Jane M Grant-Kels.
    • Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, 21 South Road, Farmington, CT 06030-6231, USA.
    • Clin. Dermatol. 2012 Mar 1; 30 (2): 174-80.

    AbstractAlthough dermatology does not lead the list of specialties most commonly sued for malpractice, anyone who has been the recipient of a malpractice claim is often traumatized both personally and professionally. Every day dermatologists must address various ethical concerns that have legal implications. Herein, we chose to discuss the following such issues: (1) the ethical and legal necessity of submitting a clinically benign appearing lesion for dermatopathologic review; (2) the ethical and legal considerations regarding frequency of screening after a patient has been diagnosed with melanoma; (3) the multiple ethical and legal considerations involved with the misdiagnosis of a melanoma; (4) the complex ethical and legal considerations of a dermatologist making a clinical diagnosis in a nonprofessional social and public setting; and (5) the ethical and legal implications of sharing care of patients with other dermatologists and specialists.Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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