title: Physician-patient confidentiality. Legal and ethical implications in the setting of basal cell nevus syndrome.
abstract: Physician-patient confidentiality represents one of the core aspects of any medical practice. Dermatologic surgeons need no advice regarding the privacy of a patient's records. However, occasionally, the boundaries of this confidentiality become obscure. This paper, describing a potential real case scenario, looks at the legal and ethical issues surrounding physician-patient confidentiality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatologic Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy