The good, the bad, and the ugly of medication coverage: Is altering a diagnosis to ensure medication coverage ethical?

Recently, a patient presented to the dermatology clinic suffering from disabling, recurrent palmoplantar vesicles and pustules. Biopsy demonstrated nondiagnostic histologic findings without unequivocal evidence for psoriasis. The localized rash was recalcitrant to a host of standard therapies. An an...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gillian Weston, BS, Marti J. Rothe, MD, Barry D. Kels, MD, JD, Jane M. Grant-Kels, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Women's Dermatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647516000058