The dermoscopy era is developing momentum. Our
greater understanding of the morphological features seen
with dermoscopy has corresponded with an exponential
rise in dermoscopy publications. Publications have in-
cluded conditions as diverse as inf lammatory and in-
fective dermatoses, alongside reports of tumours and
pigmented and non-pigmented skin lesions. The ter-
minology used for describing structures seen under
dermoscopy have been standardized by consensus and
previously published [1] . The 2-step algorithm for differ-
entiating melanocytic from non-melanocytic tumours
has become the foundation on which dermoscopic diag-
nosis depends. Furthermore, several algorithms are cur-
rently in use to help differentiate between benign and
malignant melanocytic neoplasms [1] .
