Dermatológia pre prax 1/2024

Balanitis

Balanitis and balanoposthitis are sum of common and uncommon diseases of male genitalia. We mostly come across with balanitis caused by infectious disease, as mycotic or bacterial infections. Treatment consists of right diagnosis and well-chosen targeted antimycotic respectively antibacterial therapy. We also know non-infectious origin balanitis, which are benign in nature, but also those that can turn into malignant disease.

Keywords: balanitis, mycotic, anaerobic infection, lichen sclerosus, carcinoma in situ