RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans and Its Differential Diagnosis
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 473
OP 476
DO 10.3122/jabfm.12.6.473
VO 12
IS 6
A1 Neuhaus, Isaac M.
A1 Skidmore, Robert A.
YR 1999
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/12/6/473.abstract
AB Background: Balanitis xerotica obliterans is a subcategory of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus limited to the male genitalia and is associated with destructive inflammation, phimosis, urethral stenosis, and squamous cell carcinoma. Methods: The medical literature was searched from 1983-1998 using key words balanitis, lichen, and sclerosis using the MEDLINE system. Results and Conclusions: Balanitis xerotica obliterans can be distinguished from other genital dermatoses with similar characteristics through patient history, clinical findings, and laboratory evaluation.. Tzanck smear and cutaneous biopsy, along with a rapid protein reagin test, will provide a definitive diagnosis. Treatment with high-dose topical corticosteroids relieves symptoms, and therapy focuses on prevention of disease progression