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The prevalence of this disease is continuously increasing, and the significant impact on quality of life is determined by both the severity of the skin manifestations and the associated comorbidities, which underlines the importance of early diagnosis. Among the imaging methods useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of psoriasis vulgaris are dermatoscopy and high-frequency cutaneous ultrasonography (HFUS). Dermatoscopy is a valuable complementary imaging tool in assessing the therapeutic response in patients with psoriasis vulgaris. Although clinical lesions may show partial or complete remission, the persistence of the specific vascular architecture\u2014characterized by dilated and branched capillaries\u2014suggests the maintenance of disease activity and justifies the need for continued treatment. HFUS allows the identification of characteristic changes in psoriatic plaques, such as homogeneous thickening of the epidermis, visible as a hyperechoic band, the presence of a hypoechoic subepidermal band, and thickening of the dermis. Evaluation with 20 MHz probes can significantly contribute to monitoring therapeutic efficacy, since the first observable changes under topical and\/or systemic treatment include a reduction in the thickness of the epidermis, dermis, and hypoechoic subepidermal band. 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