The burden of skin disease in the United States and Canada.

The burden of skin disease is a crucial indicator of the impact of skin disease in the general population. Despite many documented attempts in the literature to quantify independent parameters of skin disease burden, strides towards more comprehensive estimations have mainly arisen in the last decade. Utilizing the World Health Organization breakdown of disease burden, the literature was surveyed and summarized in respect to the classification, epidemiology, quality of life, and costs associated with skin disease.