Balanitis

Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis . When the foreskin is also affected, it is termed balanoposthitis.Lack of aeration and irritation because of smegma and discharge surrounding the glans penis causes inflammation and edema. (From the Wikpedia article Balanitis.)

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Recent Publications on Balanitis:
Foreskin inflammation is associated with HIV and herpes simplex virus type-2 infections in Rakai, Uganda. DESIGN:We assessed foreskin inflammation associated with HIV and herpes...	29th January, 2010	Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins	AIDS. 2009 Sep 10;23(14):1807-15. DOI Direct Link
A case report of severe Aspergillus flavus penile infection. PURPOSE: Between 2% and 5% of uncircumcised boys have persistent or...	1st January, 2010		Asian J Androl. 2009 Sep;11(5):638-40. Epub 2009 Aug 17. DOI Direct Link
Candida balanitis: risk factors. Background The amount of available information on the prevalence and...	17th December, 2009	Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto and	J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2009 Dec 11. DOI Direct Link
Videodermatoscopy enhances diagnostic capability in psoriatic balanitis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of circumcision on sexual satisfaction...	16th December, 2009		J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Dec;61(6):1084-6. DOI Direct Link
Tacrolimus therapy for circinate balanitis associated with reactive arthritis. BACKGROUND: Reactive arthritis is the current name for the clinical triad...	4th December, 2009	Departamento de Inmunologia Unidad Academica de Biologia Experimental,	J Clin Rheumatol. 2009 Dec;15(8):377-9. DOI Direct Link
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Balanitis Clinical Trials:
Safety and Acceptability of Carraguard™ Among HIV-Negative Couples in Thailand

Balanitis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7166592	Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents
7268152	Glucocorticoid mimetics, methods of making them, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof
7329753	Quinoline and isoquinoline derivatives, a process for their production and their use as inflammation inhibitors
7345048	Heterocyclic compounds and uses thereof as D-alanyl-D-alanine ligase inhibitors
7348322	Glucocorticoid receptor modulators as antiinflammatory agents
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