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The difference between the two dermoscopic images at a one year interval was very marked:
- depigmentation of the surrounding skin
- enlightening of the global pattern and rarefaction of the globules
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Halo nevus is a benign lesion and no treatment is required. It is a frequent phenomena during childhood. Despite benign features, the presence of a new halo lesion in an adult has to be examined with a high index of suspcion of melanoma. If a halo nevus is showing atypical dermoscopic features, an excision has to be scheduled.