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WOLDEAMANUEL v. GEORGETOWN UNIV. HOSP.

No. 95-CV-962.

703 A.2d 1243 (1997)

Tihitina WOLDEAMANUEL, Appellant, v. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen E. McDonald, Washington, DC, for appellant.

Paul C. Rauser, Washington, DC, for appellee. Robert P. Watkins, Washington, DC, was on the brief for appellee.

Before TERRY, KING and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

In this medical malpractice case, appellant sought damages from Georgetown University Hospital ("the hospital") for its failure to diagnose and treat her skin condition, which was identified—at various times and by various doctors—as eczema, vitiligo, lupus, idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis, and (the ultimate diagnosis) post-inflammatory hypopigmentation. A doctor employed by the hospital prescribed a steroid cream; six months...

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