Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association

Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association

ABSTRACT Zoon balanitis and lichen sclerosus are both chronic inflammatory disorders of the genital mucosa that usually affect middle-aged or elderly uncircumcised men. Although the precise etiology of Zoon balanitis is still unclear, a pathogenic role of irritant and mechanical factors has been suggested. Therefore, foreskin sclerosis and phimosis caused by male genital lichen sclerosus may trigger the development of Zoon balanitis. However, until the present, only three cases with clinical and histopathologic features consistent with synchronous presentation of both disorders have been described. We report the case of a 70-year-old male who developed Zoon balanitis in association with lichen sclerosus, that cleared only after circumcision.

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Main Authors: Garrido,Pedro Miguel, Aguado-Lobo,Marta, Almeida,Luís Soares de, Costa,João Borges da
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Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia 2021
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spelling oai:scielo:S2182-239520210004000472022-04-26Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon AssociationGarrido,Pedro MiguelAguado-Lobo,MartaAlmeida,Luís Soares deCosta,João Borges da Balanitis Lichenoid Eruptions. ABSTRACT Zoon balanitis and lichen sclerosus are both chronic inflammatory disorders of the genital mucosa that usually affect middle-aged or elderly uncircumcised men. Although the precise etiology of Zoon balanitis is still unclear, a pathogenic role of irritant and mechanical factors has been suggested. Therefore, foreskin sclerosis and phimosis caused by male genital lichen sclerosus may trigger the development of Zoon balanitis. However, until the present, only three cases with clinical and histopathologic features consistent with synchronous presentation of both disorders have been described. We report the case of a 70-year-old male who developed Zoon balanitis in association with lichen sclerosus, that cleared only after circumcision.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e VenereologiaRevista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia v.79 n.4 20212021-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2182-23952021000400047en10.29021/spdv.79.4.1387
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Costa,João Borges da
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Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association
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title Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association
title_short Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association
title_full Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association
title_fullStr Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association
title_full_unstemmed Zoon Balanitis and Lichen Sclerosus: An Uncommon Association
title_sort zoon balanitis and lichen sclerosus: an uncommon association
description ABSTRACT Zoon balanitis and lichen sclerosus are both chronic inflammatory disorders of the genital mucosa that usually affect middle-aged or elderly uncircumcised men. Although the precise etiology of Zoon balanitis is still unclear, a pathogenic role of irritant and mechanical factors has been suggested. Therefore, foreskin sclerosis and phimosis caused by male genital lichen sclerosus may trigger the development of Zoon balanitis. However, until the present, only three cases with clinical and histopathologic features consistent with synchronous presentation of both disorders have been described. We report the case of a 70-year-old male who developed Zoon balanitis in association with lichen sclerosus, that cleared only after circumcision.
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