Woldeamanuel v. Georgetown University Hospital

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 later, another doctor at the hospital prescribed a different steroid cream. Appellant eventually went to another medical facility and there…