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Rev Cent Dermatol Pascua 2019; 28 (1)

Surgical treatment of lichen sclerosus in male genitals

Enríquez-Merino J, Ramos-Garibay A, López-López AM

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 25-29
PDF size: 240.91 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Penile lichen sclerosus (LS), also known as balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO), is an infrequent chronic inflammatory dermatosis of unknown etiology that can occur at any age. Inflammation leads to the formation of hypopigmented spots, most commonly on the foreskin or the glans. In general, it can cause phimosis, itching, pain due to fissures, dysuria, restriction of urination, dyspareunia and sexual dysfunction, affecting the quality of life. We report a case of LS in a 61-year-old patient who consulted by saying that, progressively, he had difficulty slipping and retracting the foreskin on the glans, with the formation of «a compressive ring»; this evolved to an established phimosis (a late complication of LS), so a circumcision was performed.


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