Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

BXO, penile lichen sclerosus, male genital lichen sclerosus, lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, LS, penile LS, sclerosing inflammatory dermatosis, Koebner phenomenon, vitiligo, thyroid disease, diabetes, alopecia areata,  pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis, PKMB

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Noah S Scheinfeld, MD, JD, FAAD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Columbia University; Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary; Private Practice
Noah S Scheinfeld, MD, JD, FAAD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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George C Keough, MD, Chief, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dermatology Service, Eisenhower Army Medical Center
George C Keough, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and American Medical Association
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Daniel S Lehman, MD, Fellow in Minimally Invasive Urology/Oncology, Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center
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Medical Editor

Mark W Cobb, MD, Consulting Staff, WNC Dermatological Associates
Mark W Cobb, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, and American Society of Dermatopathology
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Richard P Vinson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA
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Jeffrey Meffert, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
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Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
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William D James, MD, Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Vice-Chair, Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
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