[Granuloma gluteale infantum: ultrastructural study (author's transl)].

Intracytoplasmic structures resembling rickettsia-like bodies are observed in the dermal macrophages of a case of granuloma gluteale infantum. The cells which contained these bodies show severe necrotic changes. No yeast and nor crystalline structures were observed in the dermal infiltrate. The relevance of these observations is discussed.