Catalog

Circinate balanitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Circinate balanitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/873736219

Circinate balanitis is strongly associated with HLA-B27 and reactive arthropathies, in particular that associated with chlamydial urethritis in men (Reiter syndrome). It is readily recognised by the presence of annular and serpiginous scaly plaques on the glans penis. These show parakeratosis and intraepithelial spongiform neutrophilic pustules on histopathological examination.