Our review discloses that the denial of dermatological treatment for the facial keloids (scars) of petitioner, a prison inmate, was not arbitrary and capricious nor did it violate his constitutional rights. To establish an unconstitutional denial of medical care for an inmate under the 8th Amendment of the US Constitution, it must be shown that there has been "deliberate indifference to [the inmate's] serious medical needs" (Matter of Singh v Eagen,
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MATTER OF ALLAH v. WHITE
243 A.D.2d 913 (1997)
663 N.Y.S.2d 306
In the Matter of Wamel Allah, Appellant, v. Ann White, as Administrative Nurse, et al., Respondents
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October 16, 1997
October 16, 1997
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.
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