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Severe cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs: from patients to the national office for compensation of medical accidents.
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Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) [Dermatology] 2014; Vol. 228 (4), pp. 338-43. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 19. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Administrative bodies for compensating medical accidents were created in France in 2002.<br />Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge patients with severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs) have of procedures and to compare the rate of compensation for SCARs for France and for our referral center.<br />Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 247 patients of our SCARs referral center and 225 patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis from the patient association AMALYSTE. We calculated the rate of compensation for France and our center.<br />Results: Among the 123 respondents (26%), 28 (23%) knew the compensation procedure; 13 (11%) had received compensation. The Commission of Conciliation and Compensation had received 63 applications for SCARs since 2002 and proposed compensation for 56%. The estimated rate of compensation for France was 2.6% and 2.5% for our referral center (p = 0.9).<br />Conclusions: The procedure of compensation for SCARs is misunderstood. Better information should be disseminated for patients with threshold disability conditions.<br /> (© 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1421-9832
- Volume :
- 228
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24662107
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000358295