Histological Spectrum of Skin Diseases in Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal

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Retrospective study evaluates histological diversity in skin diseases, revealing a predominance of non-neoplastic lesions and infectious dermatoses.

Non-neoplastic lesions dominated findings with infectious dermatoses, particularly Hansen's disease, being most prevalent among cases.
Out of 200 analyzed skin biopsy samples, 84.5% were non-neoplastic, with Hansen's disease accounting for 47.5% of those.
The evaluation involved punch biopsies, which constituted 48% of the procedures, with lower limbs being the most common biopsy sites.
Neoplastic conditions were present in only 15.5% of cases, with basal cell carcinoma identified as the most frequent tumor type.

Pradhan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Retrospective study evaluates histological diversity in skin diseases, revealing a predominance of non-neoplastic lesions and infectious dermatoses.