Dubai civil court has ordered a private medical center to pay Dh1.5 million in compensation to a patient after finding that a doctor committed a serious medical error by misdiagnosing her condition and prescribing unnecessarily high doses of corticosteroids, Emarat Al Youm reported.
The treatment caused severe health complications, including osteoporosis and stress fractures in her hip joint, according to a report issued by Dubai Health Authority’s Medical Liability Committee.
The woman filed a lawsuit demanding Dh3 million in damages plus 5 per cent annual interest, citing physical and emotional harm resulting from the wrongful diagnosis.
She said she had visited the doctor for an evaluation of test results suggesting optic neuritis, but he incorrectly diagnosed her with myasthenia gravis and began treatment with daily doses of 50 mg of cortisone, later continuing the regimen for an extended period without medical justification.