[Granuloma gluteale infantum]

Bibliographic review of all the published cases of granuloma gluteale infantum and study of the second observation in Argentina. In this case there was a previous Leiner's erythrodermia treated with fluorinatec corticoid creams. The typical lesions appeared suddenly. The authors made a histopathologic study and a review of the pathogenetic theories on this dermatose. In the observation of authors the lesion disappeared in spite of persistence with the treatment with fluorinated corticoid creams, one of the causes of this dermatose according to some authors.