Background: Papulosquamous disorders can be challenging to diagnose and they may have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life. Histopathology is sometimes necessary and this leads to delay in diagnosis and adds to financial burden for patients. Misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis can delay appropriate treatment and thus delay remission of disease. Dermoscopy is reported to aid in the diagnosis of papulosquamous disorders but there is paucity in data relating to its use in black skin. Use of dermoscopy in black skin too may aid in reducing time to diagnosis and may decrease the need for histopathology services which are more financially demanding. Objective: To describe the dermoscopic features in psoriasis, lichen planus and pityriasis rosea in a mostly black population attending skin clinic at Regional Dermatology Training Centre in Moshi, Northern Tanzania. Methodology: This prospective cross-sectional descriptive study will be conducted at Regional Dermatology Training Centre based at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Northern Tanzania. The study population will be all patients attending outpatient clinics in this centre from October 2016 to March 2017. Patients will be enrolled consecutively and data will be collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 20.