Balanitis classification

Balanitis Microchapters
Patient Information
Overview
Classification Infectious balanitis Non-infectious balanitits Zoon's balanitis Balanitis xerotica obliterans
Causes
Differential Diagnosis

Steven C. Campbell, M.D., Ph.D.

Classification

Zoon's Balanitis

Zoon's balanitis also known as Balanitis Circumscripta Plasmacellularis or plasma cell balanitis (PCB) is an idiopathic, rare, benign penile dermatosis (Keogh, 2005) for which circumcision is often the preferred treatment (Pellice, 1999; Buechner, 2002; Keogh, 2005). Zoon's balanitis has been successfully treated with the carbon dioxide laser (Baldwin, 1989) and more recently Albertini and colleagues report the avoidance of circumcision and successful treatment of Zoon's balanitis with an Er:YAG laser (Albertini, 2002). Another study, by Retamar and colleagues, found that 40 percent of those treated with CO₂ laser relapsed (Retamar, 2003).

Circinate Balanitis

Circinate balantitis (also known as balanitis circinata) is a serpiginous annular dermatitis associated with Reiter's syndrome.