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It is controversial how additional information obtained by in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy (\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RCM<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      ) impacts the diagnosis and management.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine what in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy of flat pigmented facial lesions adds to clinical examination using dermatoscopy including digital dermatoscopic monitoring.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We prospectively collected 70 cases of flat pigmented facial lesions and recorded diagnoses and management decisions by experts based on direct clinical examination aided by dermatoscopy including digital dermatoscopic monitoring and by remote experts who reviewed the corresponding confocal images. The expert confocal readers were blinded to the clinical and dermatoscopic appearance of the lesion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The sensitivity of dermatoscopy plus digital dermatoscopic monitoring was 95.0% (95%\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      75.13% to 99.87%) and the specificity was 84.0% (95%\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      70.89% to 92.83%). The sensitivity of\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RCM<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      was 95.0% (95%\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      75.13% to 99.87%) and the specificity was 82.0% (95%\n                      <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>\n                      68.56% to 91.42%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Although most flat pigmented facial lesions can be managed by clinical examination and dermatoscopy alone, confocal microscopy is a useful adjunct in selected lesions. 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