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The introduction of dermoscopy revolutionized the paradigm for the early diagnosis of melanoma. Today, its usefulness in this setting is indisputable and has been demonstrated by several meta-analyses. In clinical practice, the dermoscope has become an indispensable tool for any dermatologist assessing a pigmented lesion. It is, moreover, a noninvasive, relatively inexpensive, and easy-to-learn technique which facilitates the assessment of epidermal and dermal structures that are not visible to the naked eye. Dermoscopy has also been shown to be useful in the diagnosis and study of other diseases (inflammatory and infectious conditions, and tumors), which in many cases are included in the differential diagnosis for melanoma. In their article in this issue, Kelati et al. report on the dermoscopic features of a large series of pigmented