Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Public Health Research 2327-6703 3 5A 2015 10 28 Burden of Skin Diseases in Western Nepal: A Hospital Based Study 64 66 EN Binamra Basnet Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal Saraswoti Neupane Shristi Shrestha Sujan Gautam AJPHR201535A14 10.12691/ajphr-3-5A-14 2015 6 22 2015 8 15 2015 10 26 There is a substantial lack of data regarding the actual burden of skin diseases in Nepal. Skin diseases often account for a significant number of hospital visits specially in the rural areas of Nepal. 20-30% of the general population is affected by skin disorders at any given time. A hospital based retrospective study reviewed the medical data over a period of one year (June 2014 to May 2015). A total number of 6009 patients presented to the Department of Dermatology which accounted for 6% of the total hospital patients. There was almost equal number of males (51%) & females (49%). Cutaneous infections and dermatitis alone was responsible for more than 50% of the cases (cutaneous infection-34% & dermatitis-20%) whereas pigmentary disorders, including melasma contributed to only 6% of the cases. The occurrence of skin disease did not have significant correlation with socioeconomic class & personal hygiene (p-value>0.05). Conclusively, we need to focus more towards controlling infectious skin diseases.