León TK

Language: Spanish
References: 5
Page: 24-27
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ABSTRACT

Xerotic balanitis obliterans (BXO) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease. This disease compromises foreskin´s skin and glans, and can even affect the meatus and urethra. The name derives from the three components of the disease, balanitis which means penis´s chronic inflammation, xerotic is the abnormally dry aspect of the lesion and obliterating because of the occasional association with endarteritis.

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