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balanitis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Balanitis (disorder), Balanitis [Ambiguous], glans penis inflammation, glans penisitis
Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis. Balanoposthitis is the proper term when the foreskin is also affected. Balanitis on boys in diapers should be distinguished from redness caused by ammoniacal dermatitis.
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Balanitis
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- Inflammation of the glans penis and the preputial mucosa.jpg
- Medical condition (new).alt
- A circumcised penis with an inflamed glans
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- Inflammation of the glans penis and the remaining preputial mucosa of a circumcised penis
- Medical condition (new).field
- Urology
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Research
1,478 papers- [Balanitis].Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie · 2016
- Balanitis and balanoposthitis.The Urologic clinics of North America · 1992
- Balanitis xerotica obliterans.International journal of STD & AIDS · 1995
- [Balanitis].Annales de dermatologie et de venereologie · 2006
- Balanitis xerotica obliterans--a review.World journal of urology · 2000
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- Y75
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Signs and symptoms
- Complications
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Types
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Other animals
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Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis. Balanoposthitis is the proper term when the foreskin is also affected. Balanitis on boys in diapers should be distinguished from redness caused by ammoniacal dermatitis.
== Etymology == The word balanitis is from the Greek βάλανος , literally meaning 'acorn' because of the similarity in shape to the glans penis. -Itis is a suffix from the Greek for 'inflammation'. Posthe is the Greek word meaning 'foreskin'.