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Balanitis Definition
Common names:
  • Balanitis
  • Foreskin Infection
  • Infected Foreskin
  • Infected Glans Penis
  • Infected Head of the Penis
  • Infected Tip of the Penis
  • Infection of the Glans Penis
  • Infection of the Tip of the Penis
A male with balanitis has inflammation of the head of the penis, usually caused by a fungal infection or bacterial infection. Images

Balanitis is more common in males that have not been circumcised.

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Last Updated: Sep 11, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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