Balanitis plasmacellularis is a cutaneous condition characterized by a
benign inflammatory
skin lesion
A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this s ...
characterized
histologically
Histology,
also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single ...
by a
plasma cell
Plasma cells, also called plasma B cells or effector B cells, are white blood cells that originate in the lymphoid organs as B lymphocytes and secrete large quantities of proteins called antibodies in response to being presented specific substan ...
infiltrate.
A similar condition has been described in women (i.e. "Zoon's
vulvitis
Vulvitis is inflammation of the vulva, the external female mammalian genitalia that include the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and introitus (the entrance to the vagina). It may co-occur as vulvovaginitis with vaginitis, inflammation of the ...
"),
although its existence is controversial due to the possibility of diagnostic error in many of the cases that have been reported in the medical literature.
It is named for J.J. Zoon, who characterized it in 1952.
See also
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Balanitis
Balanitis is inflammation of the glans penis. When the foreskin is also affected, the proper term is balanoposthitis. Balanitis on boys still in diapers must be distinguished from redness caused by ammoniacal dermatitis. The word ''balanitis'' is ...
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Pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis
Pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis is a cutaneous condition characterized by skin lesions on the glans penis that are wart-like with scaling.
It can present as a cutaneous horn.
See also
* Balanitis
* Balanitis plasmacellu ...
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Skin lesion
A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this s ...
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List of cutaneous conditions
Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier against t ...
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Epidermal nevi, neoplasms, and cysts
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