| 1. | Inflammation of the glans penis is known as balanitis.
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| 2. | Shankar and Rickwood reported Balanitis xerotica obliterans in 84 % of phimosis patients.
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| 3. | Circumcision prevents balanoposthitis though balanitis can still occur separately.
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| 4. | Rickwood reported Balanitis xerotica obliterans in 20 of 21 patients circumcised for pathological phimosis.
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| 5. | Balanitis on boys still in diapers must be distinguished from redness caused by ammoniacal dermatitis.
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| 6. | Posthitis and balanitis ( inflammation of the glans penis ) usually occur together as balanoposthitis.
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| 7. | In modern medicine, circumcision may be used as treatment for severe phimosis or recurrent balanitis.
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| 8. | In men, this genital involvement has traditionally been known as balanitis xerotica obliterans ( BXO ).
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| 9. | Mallon " et al . " found that Balanitis xerotica obliterans was related to circumcision status.
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| 10. | Clemmensen " et al . " reported Balanitis xerotica obliterans in 14.2 % of phimosis patients.
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