Unexplained persistent lack of therapeutic benefit – Court sets aside negligent findings but grants compensatory relief
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April - 2026, Posted On: 01 April 2026
The patient approached a treating physician with persistent skin eruptions, initially suspected to be tinea corporis — a common fungal infection. Investigations revealed abnormally high IgE levels, following which medication was prescribed, including limited steroid injections and later an immunosuppressant drug.
Over the next few months, the condition failed to improve. In fact, the rashes gradually spread across the body, prompting the patient to shift treatment to another hospital, where discharge notes suggested complications linked to prolonged medication use. Alleging experimental treatment, excessive drug administration, and serious physical harm, the patient approached the State Commission.
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