An analysis of state and federal psoriasis malpractice litigation in the United States from 1954 to 2018.

It is estimated that 75% of dermatologists will face malpractice litigation by age 65.[1] Furthermore, 28.7% of medical malpractice cases against dermatologists between 2006 and 2015 were decided in favour of plaintiffs with an average indemnity payment of $238 135 United States dollars (USD).[2] Although psoriasis affects more than 7 million adults in the United States and impacts quality of life, limited information exists regarding psoriasis malpractice litigation.[[3]] As such, the goal of this study was to characterize state and federal malpractice cases involving psoriasis in the United States. In comparison with 28.7% of malpractice lawsuits against Mohs micrographic surgeons decided in favour of the plaintiff, only 13.1% of malpractice cases involving a diagnosis of psoriasis were decided in favour of the plaintiff in this present study.[9] Moreover, 4.8% of malpractice cases in prisons were settled outside of court compared with 21.1% of cases in other medical settings. Prison malpractice litigation involving dermatologists: A cross-sectional analysis of dermatologic medical malpractice cases involving incarcerated patients from 1970-2018. [Extracted from the article]