A case of unilateral inflamed plaques with comedones of the face

We report on a case of a 82-year-old woman referred to us with a 2-month history of comedones and multiple yellowcolored cysts, ranging from 0.5 to 5 mm in diameter, located within erythematous plaques on her right malar region (Figure 1a). The left side was spared (Figure 1b). The patient had a history of smoking. She had been a factory worker indoors for 40 years and she denied significant sun exposure.