balanitis xerotica obliterans
MONDO:0001725Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names balanitis xerotica obliterans yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A chronic and progressive inflammatory process that affects the glans penis and the foreskin. It presents with white atrophic patches in the glans of penis and foreskin and it is often associated with the development of a sclerotic, whitish ring in the tip of the foreskin that may lead to phimosis. It is also known as lichen sclerosus of the penis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001725), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: balanitis xerotica obliterans
- Also called
- lichen Sclerosus of penislichen Sclerosus of the penispenile lichen Sclerosus