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