Which of the following clients is at greatest risk for developing balanitis xerotica obliterans?

A) A homosexual male with a monogamous partner
B) A client who has had their pituitary gland removed due to cancer
C) A male who has an uncircumcised penis
D) A middle-aged male with history of chronic prostatitis


Ans: C
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Balanitis xerotica obliterans is a chronic, sclerosing, atrophic process of the glans penis that occurs solely in uncircumcised men. As such, the uncircumcised state supersedes the influence of sexual behavior, prostatitis, or hormonal effects of not having a pituitary gland.

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