Forensic approach to medical causation when allergic disease is in the differential diagnosis.
As physicians, we are advocates for our patients. As allergists, we probe patient exposures. Occasionally, our good intentions find us entwined with forensic matters. Unfortunately, we have little formal training in toxicological, epidemiological, or evidence-based medicine methodology when determining exposure-related medical causation. This article provides such an approach and suggests helpful hints of conduct.
Weiner
Howard M
HM
Medical Assessment Institute, Inc., Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA. howard@hmweinermd.com
D000486:Allergy and Immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014116:Toxicology / Q000379:methods