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balanitis xerotica obliterans

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Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO)
A chronic, progressive, hardening skin inflammation of the penis.
Mentioned in: Phimosis

balanitis xerotica obliterans
[zirot′ikə oblit′ərans]
Etymology: Gk, balanos + itis + xeros, dry, tokos, labor; L, obliterare, to efface
a chronic skin disease (lichen sclerosis et atrophicus) of the glans penis, characterized by a white indurated area surrounding the meatus, that may result in urethral stenosis. Local antibacterial and antiinflammatory agents are used to treat it.


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Some doctors equate phimosis with an extremely rare skin disorder called balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO), which is also called lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (LSA).
 
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