Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in New Jersey

A patient is treated for cancer receives Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy for throat cancer, is admitted in the hospital for Pneumonia, which infected him due to weak immune system, the Hospital then administers an anti-biotic (for one week) that causes an allergic reaction leading to severe burns on 95%,( didn't know there was a reaction going on for 1 week even though burns developed) of the body and ultimately death a week later after being transfered to a burn specialized hospital.

Can this be considered malpractice?


Asked on 9/19/09, 8:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert Davies The Davies Law Firm, P.A.

Good Lord. I have never even heard of such a horrible reaction to antibiotic; burns?

This might be medical malpractice. A competent doctor should review all of the medical records and give you an opinion on that.

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Answered on 9/25/09, 11:16 am


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