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{{SK}}Balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes, Balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis, ZB, Zoon's vulvitis, Plasma cell vulvitis, Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis | {{SK}}Balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes, Balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis, ZB, Zoon's vulvitis, Plasma cell vulvitis, Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Zoon's balanitis is a rare non-veneral [[idiopathic]] | Zoon's balanitis is a rare non-veneral [[idiopathic]] [[chronic]] [[benign]] [[inflammatory]] [[mucositis]] of [[genitalia]]. In 1952, for the first time in medical literature, Zoon recognized a distinct entity in patients with chronic [[balanitis]],and named it has balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes” or “balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis.<ref name="pmid1297957622" /> The exact [[pathogenesis]] of Zoon's balanitis is not clearly known. Patients with Zoon's balanitis presents with well circumscribed single or multiple orange-red in colour lesions with characteristic glazed appearance and multiple pinpoint redder spots-"cayenne pepper spots" most commonly involving [[glans penis]]. [[Diagnosis]] of Zoon's balanitis is confirmed by [[biopsy]]. Management of Zoon's balanitis includes both [[medical]] and [[Surgery|surgical]] modalities. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*In 1952, for the first time in medical literature, Zoon recognized a distinct entity in patients with chronic [[balanitis]], named it has balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes” or “balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis.<ref name="pmid1297957622">{{cite journal| author=ZOON JJ| title=[Chronic benign circumscript plasmocytic balanoposthitis]. | journal=Dermatologica | year= 1952 | volume= 105 | issue= 1 | pages= 1-7 | pmid=12979576 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12979576 }}</ref> | *In 1952, for the first time in medical literature, Zoon recognized a distinct entity in patients with chronic [[balanitis]], named it has balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes” or “balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis.<ref name="pmid1297957622">{{cite journal| author=ZOON JJ| title=[Chronic benign circumscript plasmocytic balanoposthitis]. | journal=Dermatologica | year= 1952 | volume= 105 | issue= 1 | pages= 1-7 | pmid=12979576 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12979576 }}</ref> | ||
*In 1954, Garnier reported | *In 1954, Garnier reported similar lesions in [[vulva]].<ref name="pmid707398422">{{cite journal| author=Sonnex TS, Dawber RP, Ryan TJ, Ralfs IG| title=Zoon's (plasma-cell) balanitis: treatment by circumcision. | journal=Br J Dermatol | year= 1982 | volume= 106 | issue= 5 | pages= 585-8 | pmid=7073984 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7073984 }}</ref> | ||
*In 1956, Nikolowski described | *In 1956, Nikolowski described identical lesions in oral [[mucosa]].<ref name="pmid1334078922">{{cite journal| author=NIKOLOWSKI W, WIEHL R| title=[Not Available]. | journal=Arch Klin Exp Dermatol | year= 1956 | volume= 202 | issue= 4 | pages= 347-57 | pmid=13340789 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=13340789 }}</ref> | ||
*In 1963, Kortnig described | *In 1963, Kortnig described idential lesions in [[conjunctiva]].<ref name="pmid1409811922">{{cite journal| author=KORTING GW, THEISEN H| title=[CIRCUMSCRIBED PLASMA CELL BALANOPOSTHITIS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS IN THE SAME PATIENT]. | journal=Arch Klin Exp Dermatol | year= 1963 | volume= 217 | issue= | pages= 495-504 | pmid=14098119 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14098119 }}</ref> | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
There is no established classification system for Zoon's balanitis. | There is no established classification system for Zoon's balanitis. | ||
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===Pathogenesis=== | ===Pathogenesis=== | ||
The exact [[pathogenesis]] of Zoon's balanitis is not clearly known, but following theories have been postulated:<ref name="pmid1131997022">{{cite journal| author=Porter WM, Bunker CB| title=The dysfunctional foreskin. | journal=Int J STD AIDS | year= 2001 | volume= 12 | issue= 4 | pages= 216-20 | pmid=11319970 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11319970 }}</ref> | The exact [[pathogenesis]] of Zoon's balanitis is not clearly known, but following theories have been postulated:<ref name="pmid1131997022">{{cite journal| author=Porter WM, Bunker CB| title=The dysfunctional foreskin. | journal=Int J STD AIDS | year= 2001 | volume= 12 | issue= 4 | pages= 216-20 | pmid=11319970 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11319970 }}</ref> | ||
*Accumulation of [[epithelial]] debris and secretions between [[foreskin]] and [[penis]] proximal to [[coronal sulcus]], [[smegma]], poor genital hygiene, repeated local [[infections]], and hot and humid weather results in chronic physical irritation or sub clinical [[trauma]]. Chronic physical irritation or sub-clinical trauma in-turn results in skin lesions along the line of trauma. | *Accumulation of [[epithelial]] debris and secretions between [[foreskin]] and [[penis]] proximal to [[coronal sulcus]], [[smegma]], poor genital hygiene, repeated local [[infections]], and hot and humid weather results in chronic physical irritation or sub-clinical [[trauma]]. Chronic physical irritation or sub-clinical trauma in-turn results in skin lesions along the line of trauma. | ||
*Chronic infection with ''[[Mycobacterium smegmatis]]'' and [[human papillomaviruses]] (HPV) was found to be associated with development of Zoon's balanitis.<ref name="pmid1558856022">{{cite journal| author=Pastar Z, Rados J, Lipozencić J, Skerlev M, Loncarić D| title=Zoon plasma cell balanitis: an overview and role of histopathology. | journal=Acta Dermatovenerol Croat | year= 2004 | volume= 12 | issue= 4 | pages= 268-73 | pmid=15588560 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15588560 }}</ref> | *Chronic infection with ''[[Mycobacterium smegmatis]]'' and [[human papillomaviruses]] (HPV) was found to be associated with development of Zoon's balanitis.<ref name="pmid1558856022">{{cite journal| author=Pastar Z, Rados J, Lipozencić J, Skerlev M, Loncarić D| title=Zoon plasma cell balanitis: an overview and role of histopathology. | journal=Acta Dermatovenerol Croat | year= 2004 | volume= 12 | issue= 4 | pages= 268-73 | pmid=15588560 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15588560 }}</ref> | ||
====Histopathology==== | ====Histopathology==== | ||
Zoon's balanitis has distinctive [[histopathological]] features, which include:<ref name="pmid12454596222">{{cite journal| author=Weyers W, Ende Y, Schalla W, Diaz-Cascajo C| title=Balanitis of Zoon: a clinicopathologic study of 45 cases. | journal=Am J Dermatopathol | year= 2002 | volume= 24 | issue= 6 | pages= 459-67 | pmid=12454596 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12454596 }}</ref> | |||
====Epidermal==== | ====Epidermal==== | ||
*[[Epidermal]] changes include early thickening with acanthosis and parakeratosis of [[epidermis]], which is followed by [[atrophy]], erosion and spongiosis. | *[[Epidermal]] changes include early thickening with acanthosis and parakeratosis of [[epidermis]], which is followed by [[atrophy]], erosion and spongiosis of [[epidermis]]. | ||
*Scattered [[neutrophils]] may be found in superficial erosions of the [[epidermis]]. | *Scattered [[neutrophils]] may be found in superficial erosions of the [[epidermis]]. | ||
*Spongiosis accentuation may occur in | *Spongiosis accentuation may occur in the lower half of spinous zone. | ||
*Subepidermal clefts, [[necrotic]] [[keratinocytes]], and [[lozenge]] [[keratinocytes]] may be seen in the later stages of Zoon's balanitis. | *Subepidermal clefts, [[necrotic]] [[keratinocytes]], and [[lozenge]] [[keratinocytes]] may be seen in the later stages of Zoon's balanitis. | ||
====Dermal==== | ====Dermal==== | ||
*[[Dermal]] changes include patchy lichenoid infiltrate of [[lymphocytes]] and [[Plasma cell|plasma cells]] in [[papillary]] [[dermis]], which are replaced by | *[[Dermal]] changes include patchy lichenoid infiltrate of [[lymphocytes]] and [[Plasma cell|plasma cells]] in [[papillary]] [[dermis]], which are replaced by [[neutrophils]], [[eosinophils]], [[lymphocytes]], and [[erythrocytes]]. | ||
*[[Dermal]] [[vascular]] dilatation with singular vertical or oblique orientation of proliferated individual vessels | *[[Dermal]] [[vascular]] dilatation with singular vertical or oblique orientation of proliferated individual vessels is a characteristic feature of Zoon's Balanitis. | ||
*In the later stages, upper [[dermis]] may show [[fibrosis]] which correlates well with subepidermal clefts, [[epidermal]] [[atrophy]], and [[plasma cell]] infiltrates. | *In the later stages, upper [[dermis]] may show [[fibrosis]] which correlates well with subepidermal clefts, [[epidermal]] [[atrophy]], and [[plasma cell]] infiltrates. | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
There | There are no comprehensive studies studying the [[epidemiology]] and [[demographics]] of Zoon's disease in general population. A recent study has reported that out of 226 patients examined in a genitourinary medicine clinic over a period of 3 years, about 26(10%) of patients were diagnosed with Zoon's balanitis.<ref name="pmid25294843">{{cite journal| author=Pearce J, Fernando I| title=The value of a multi-specialty service, including genitourinary medicine, dermatology and urology input, in the management of male genital dermatoses. | journal=Int J STD AIDS | year= 2015 | volume= 26 | issue= 10 | pages= 716-22 | pmid=25294843 | doi=10.1177/0956462414552695 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25294843 }}</ref> | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
There is no established | There is no established screening guidelines for Zoon's balanitis. | ||
==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis== | ||
===Natural history=== | ===Natural history=== | ||
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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
===History and symptoms=== | ===History and symptoms=== | ||
Patients with Zoon's | Patients with Zoon's balanitis could present with asymptomatic or symptomatic lesions with:<ref name="pmid2482855322">{{cite journal| author=Edwards SK, Bunker CB, Ziller F, van der Meijden WI| title=2013 European guideline for the management of balanoposthitis. | journal=Int J STD AIDS | year= 2014 | volume= 25 | issue= 9 | pages= 615-26 | pmid=24828553 | doi=10.1177/0956462414533099 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24828553 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Itching]] (pruritus) | *[[Itching]] (pruritus) in the [[genitalia]] region | ||
*Discomfort in [[urination]]([[dysuria]]) | *Discomfort in [[urination]]([[dysuria]]) | ||
*Pain in the [[genital]] region | *Pain in the [[genital]] region | ||
*Blood stain discharge from the | *Blood stain discharge from the lesions | ||
*Difficult or painful [[sexual]] [[intercourse]] | *Difficult or painful [[sexual]] [[intercourse]] | ||
===Physical examination=== | ===Physical examination=== | ||
Characteristic lesions seen in Zoon's balanitis are:<ref name="pmid1558856022" /><ref name="pmid1724156622">{{cite journal| author=Kumar B, Narang T, Dass Radotra B, Gupta S| title=Plasma cell balanitis: clinicopathologic study of 112 cases and treatment modalities. | journal=J Cutan Med Surg | year= 2006 | volume= 10 | issue= 1 | pages= 11-5 | pmid=17241566 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17241566 }}</ref> | Characteristic lesions seen in Zoon's balanitis are:<ref name="pmid1558856022" /><ref name="pmid1724156622">{{cite journal| author=Kumar B, Narang T, Dass Radotra B, Gupta S| title=Plasma cell balanitis: clinicopathologic study of 112 cases and treatment modalities. | journal=J Cutan Med Surg | year= 2006 | volume= 10 | issue= 1 | pages= 11-5 | pmid=17241566 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17241566 }}</ref> | ||
*Well circumscribed single or multiple, orange-red in colour with | *Well circumscribed single or multiple, orange-red in colour lesions with characteristic glazed appearance and multiple pinpoint redder spots-"cayenne pepper spots"(please [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5111296/figure/F2/ click here] to view the image) most commonly affecting the [[glans penis]]. Inner surface of [[prepuce]] and [[coronal sulcus]] may also be involved. | ||
*Though uncommon, lesions of Zoon's balanitis may also involve other sites which include [[labia minora]] in females, oral [[mucosa]], [[conjunctiva]], [[urethra]], [[cheeks]], and [[epiglottis]].<ref name="pmid247924592">{{cite journal| author=Adégbidi H, Atadokpèdé F, Dégboé B, Saka B, Akpadjan F, Yédomon H et al.| title=[Zoon's balanitis in circumcised and HIV infected man, at Cotonou (Benin)]. | journal=Bull Soc Pathol Exot | year= 2014 | volume= 107 | issue= 3 | pages= 139-41 | pmid=24792459 | doi=10.1007/s13149-014-0359-4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24792459 }}</ref> | *Though uncommon, lesions of Zoon's balanitis may also involve other sites which include [[labia minora]] in females, oral [[mucosa]], [[conjunctiva]], [[urethra]], [[cheeks]], and [[epiglottis]].<ref name="pmid247924592">{{cite journal| author=Adégbidi H, Atadokpèdé F, Dégboé B, Saka B, Akpadjan F, Yédomon H et al.| title=[Zoon's balanitis in circumcised and HIV infected man, at Cotonou (Benin)]. | journal=Bull Soc Pathol Exot | year= 2014 | volume= 107 | issue= 3 | pages= 139-41 | pmid=24792459 | doi=10.1007/s13149-014-0359-4 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24792459 }}</ref> | ||
'''Clinical criteria for diagnosing Zoon's balanitis''' include the following:<ref name="pmid1724156622" /> | '''Clinical criteria for diagnosing Zoon's balanitis''' include the following:<ref name="pmid1724156622" /> | ||
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'''Dermoscopy''' | '''Dermoscopy''' | ||
Focal/diffuse orange-yellowish structure | Focal/diffuse orange-yellowish structure with less areas representing [[hemosiderin]] deposition and curved vessels due to [[epidermal]] thinning helps in distinguishing ZB from [[carcinoma in situ]]. | ||
==== Biopsy ==== | ==== Biopsy ==== | ||
===== Epidermis ===== | ===== Epidermis ===== | ||
[[Epidermal]] thickening which is followed by epidermal [[atrophy]], at times with erosions | [[Epidermal]] thickening which is followed by [[epidermal]] [[atrophy]], at times with erosions | ||
'''Dermis''' | '''Dermis''' | ||
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===General measures=== | ===General measures=== | ||
Good hygiene which include retracting the foreskin regularly and gentle cleansing of entire glans, preputial sac, and foreskin were found effective in treating [[Balanitis]] in general.<ref name="pmid248285533">{{cite journal| author=Edwards SK, Bunker CB, Ziller F, van der Meijden WI| title=2013 European guideline for the management of balanoposthitis. | journal=Int J STD AIDS | year= 2014 | volume= 25 | issue= 9 | pages= 615-26 | pmid=24828553 | doi=10.1177/0956462414533099 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24828553 }}</ref> | Good hygiene which include retracting the [[foreskin]] regularly and gentle cleansing of entire [[glans]], preputial sac, and [[foreskin]] were found effective in treating [[Balanitis]] in general.<ref name="pmid248285533">{{cite journal| author=Edwards SK, Bunker CB, Ziller F, van der Meijden WI| title=2013 European guideline for the management of balanoposthitis. | journal=Int J STD AIDS | year= 2014 | volume= 25 | issue= 9 | pages= 615-26 | pmid=24828553 | doi=10.1177/0956462414533099 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24828553 }}</ref> | ||
===Medical Therapy=== | ===Medical Therapy=== | ||
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Revision as of 22:33, 13 February 2017
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S[2]
Synonyms and keywords:Balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes, Balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis, ZB, Zoon's vulvitis, Plasma cell vulvitis, Vulvitis circumscripta plasmacellularis
Overview
Zoon's balanitis is a rare non-veneral idiopathic chronic benign inflammatory mucositis of genitalia. In 1952, for the first time in medical literature, Zoon recognized a distinct entity in patients with chronic balanitis,and named it has balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes” or “balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis.[1] The exact pathogenesis of Zoon's balanitis is not clearly known. Patients with Zoon's balanitis presents with well circumscribed single or multiple orange-red in colour lesions with characteristic glazed appearance and multiple pinpoint redder spots-"cayenne pepper spots" most commonly involving glans penis. Diagnosis of Zoon's balanitis is confirmed by biopsy. Management of Zoon's balanitis includes both medical and surgical modalities.
Historical Perspective
- In 1952, for the first time in medical literature, Zoon recognized a distinct entity in patients with chronic balanitis, named it has balanoposthite chronique circonscrite bénigne á plasmocytes” or “balanitis chronica circumscripta plasmacellularis.[1]
- In 1954, Garnier reported similar lesions in vulva.[2]
- In 1956, Nikolowski described identical lesions in oral mucosa.[3]
- In 1963, Kortnig described idential lesions in conjunctiva.[4]
Classification
There is no established classification system for Zoon's balanitis.
Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis
The exact pathogenesis of Zoon's balanitis is not clearly known, but following theories have been postulated:[5]
- Accumulation of epithelial debris and secretions between foreskin and penis proximal to coronal sulcus, smegma, poor genital hygiene, repeated local infections, and hot and humid weather results in chronic physical irritation or sub-clinical trauma. Chronic physical irritation or sub-clinical trauma in-turn results in skin lesions along the line of trauma.
- Chronic infection with Mycobacterium smegmatis and human papillomaviruses (HPV) was found to be associated with development of Zoon's balanitis.[6]
Histopathology
Zoon's balanitis has distinctive histopathological features, which include:[7]
Epidermal
- Epidermal changes include early thickening with acanthosis and parakeratosis of epidermis, which is followed by atrophy, erosion and spongiosis of epidermis.
- Scattered neutrophils may be found in superficial erosions of the epidermis.
- Spongiosis accentuation may occur in the lower half of spinous zone.
- Subepidermal clefts, necrotic keratinocytes, and lozenge keratinocytes may be seen in the later stages of Zoon's balanitis.
Dermal
- Dermal changes include patchy lichenoid infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells in papillary dermis, which are replaced by neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, and erythrocytes.
- Dermal vascular dilatation with singular vertical or oblique orientation of proliferated individual vessels is a characteristic feature of Zoon's Balanitis.
- In the later stages, upper dermis may show fibrosis which correlates well with subepidermal clefts, epidermal atrophy, and plasma cell infiltrates.
Epidemiology and Demographics
There are no comprehensive studies studying the epidemiology and demographics of Zoon's disease in general population. A recent study has reported that out of 226 patients examined in a genitourinary medicine clinic over a period of 3 years, about 26(10%) of patients were diagnosed with Zoon's balanitis.[8]
Screening
There is no established screening guidelines for Zoon's balanitis.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural history
If left untreated, patients with Zoon's balanitits may develop pain, phimosis, and paraphimosis. Studies have reported that there could be an increased risk of transformation of these lesions into Squamous cell carcinoma.[9]
Complications
Complications of Zoon's balanitis include:
- Phimosis
- Paraphimosis
- Risk of transformation into malignancy(Squamous cell carcinoma)[9]
Prognosis
Prognosis is usually good with treatment.[10]
Diagnosis
History and symptoms
Patients with Zoon's balanitis could present with asymptomatic or symptomatic lesions with:[11]
- Itching (pruritus) in the genitalia region
- Discomfort in urination(dysuria)
- Pain in the genital region
- Blood stain discharge from the lesions
- Difficult or painful sexual intercourse
Physical examination
Characteristic lesions seen in Zoon's balanitis are:[6][12]
- Well circumscribed single or multiple, orange-red in colour lesions with characteristic glazed appearance and multiple pinpoint redder spots-"cayenne pepper spots"(please click here to view the image) most commonly affecting the glans penis. Inner surface of prepuce and coronal sulcus may also be involved.
- Though uncommon, lesions of Zoon's balanitis may also involve other sites which include labia minora in females, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, urethra, cheeks, and epiglottis.[13]
Clinical criteria for diagnosing Zoon's balanitis include the following:[12]
- Shiny, erythematous patches on the glans, prepuce, or both
- Lesions present for > 3 months
- Absence of lesions which are suggestive of Lichen planus or psoriasis elsewhere on the body
- Poor response to topical therapies
- Absence of concurrent infections which are ruled out after performing tzanck, potassium hydroxide, gram stain, and VDRL test
Laboratory findings
Laboratory findings in Zoon's balanitis include the following:[14][15]
Reflectance confocal microscopy
A nucleated honeycomb pattern and vermicular vessels is a clue for benign inflammatory genital skin disease
Dermoscopy
Focal/diffuse orange-yellowish structure with less areas representing hemosiderin deposition and curved vessels due to epidermal thinning helps in distinguishing ZB from carcinoma in situ.
Biopsy
Epidermis
Epidermal thickening which is followed by epidermal atrophy, at times with erosions
Dermis
Plasma cell infiltrate with haemosiderin and extravasated red blood cells.
Treatment
Management of Zoon's balanitis include general measures, medical and surgical modalities:[16][17][18]
General measures
Good hygiene which include retracting the foreskin regularly and gentle cleansing of entire glans, preputial sac, and foreskin were found effective in treating Balanitis in general.[17]
Medical Therapy
| Medical modalities for treating Zoon's balanitis | |
|---|---|
| Drugs | Drug dosage |
| Topical steroids | Saline compresses containing 1% hydrocortisone/0.02% betamethasone+/-17-valerate/0.05% betamethasone dipropionate |
| Oxytetracycline 3%, nystatin 100,00(units/g), and clobetasone butyrate 0.05% applied until complete resolution was observed | |
| Topical calcineurin | Tacrolimus ointment 0.1% twice daily |
| Topical Pimecrolimus | Pimecrolimus cream 1% twice daily |
| Topical Imiquimod | 5% imiquimod cream, 3 times a week for 4 months with multiple periods without treatment |
| 5% imiquimod cream, 3 times a week for 12 months without any interruption | |
Surgery
| Surgical modalities for treating Zoon's balanitis | |
|---|---|
| Procedure | Follow-up |
| Circumcision | Lesion disappear by 5-6 weeks after procedure, with no relapse observed |
| Carbon dioxide lesion | Complete resolution in 3 months, with no relapse observed in following 5 years of follow up |
| Yag laser | Complete clearance is seen patients within 2-3 weeks, with no relapse observed in following 30 months of follow up |
| PDT(Photodynamic therapy) | Lesion healed completely after an average 2.75 PDT sessions, with no relapse observed in following 1 year of follow up |
Prevention
Primary Prevention
There is no established primary prevention methods for prevention of Zoon's balanitits.
Secondary prevention
There is no established secondary prevention methods in preventing Zoon's balanitis.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ZOON JJ (1952). "[Chronic benign circumscript plasmocytic balanoposthitis]". Dermatologica. 105 (1): 1–7. PMID 12979576.
- ↑ Sonnex TS, Dawber RP, Ryan TJ, Ralfs IG (1982). "Zoon's (plasma-cell) balanitis: treatment by circumcision". Br J Dermatol. 106 (5): 585–8. PMID 7073984.
- ↑ NIKOLOWSKI W, WIEHL R (1956). "[Not Available]". Arch Klin Exp Dermatol. 202 (4): 347–57. PMID 13340789.
- ↑ KORTING GW, THEISEN H (1963). "[CIRCUMSCRIBED PLASMA CELL BALANOPOSTHITIS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS IN THE SAME PATIENT]". Arch Klin Exp Dermatol. 217: 495–504. PMID 14098119.
- ↑ Porter WM, Bunker CB (2001). "The dysfunctional foreskin". Int J STD AIDS. 12 (4): 216–20. PMID 11319970.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pastar Z, Rados J, Lipozencić J, Skerlev M, Loncarić D (2004). "Zoon plasma cell balanitis: an overview and role of histopathology". Acta Dermatovenerol Croat. 12 (4): 268–73. PMID 15588560.
- ↑ Weyers W, Ende Y, Schalla W, Diaz-Cascajo C (2002). "Balanitis of Zoon: a clinicopathologic study of 45 cases". Am J Dermatopathol. 24 (6): 459–67. PMID 12454596.
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