Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO) is painful condition most common in:
A. Adolescent males
B. Young adult males
C. Middle-aged males
D. Males less than 10 years old
ANS: C
Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans (BXO) is a variation of lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, which is common in middle-aged men and is a painful condition associated with patches of white, thinned skin. Uncircumcised and diabetic males have an increased risk, and the patient with longstanding BXO has a higher risk for squamous cell carcinoma of the penis.
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