Preferred Label : Plasma cell balanitis;
ICD-11 definition : Plasma cell balanitis presents in middle-aged or elderly uncircumcised men as one
or more indolent circumscribed shiny smooth red plaques on the glans. It is thought
that retention of urine and squames between the tightly apposed and infrequently or
inappropriately bathed, commensally hypercolonized epithelial surfaces of the prepuce
and glans results in chronic inflammation. It is important that this condition is
differentiated from penile intraepithelial neoplasia which may have a similar clinical
appearance.;
ICD-11 synonym : Pseudoerythroplastic balanitis; Balanoposthitis plasmacellularis; Zoon balanitis;
Origin ID : 552673288;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Plasma cell balanitis presents in middle-aged or elderly uncircumcised men as one
or more indolent circumscribed shiny smooth red plaques on the glans. It is thought
that retention of urine and squames between the tightly apposed and infrequently or
inappropriately bathed, commensally hypercolonized epithelial surfaces of the prepuce
and glans results in chronic inflammation. It is important that this condition is
differentiated from penile intraepithelial neoplasia which may have a similar clinical
appearance.
