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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2025

Balanitis Circumscripta Plasmacellularis in a Young Circumcised Male: A Case Report.

Omer A Alsulaiman, Ahmed A Alsaati, Nasser Mohammed Alsaif, Khalid M Al-Husain, Fatma A Al-Jindan, Bader N Algamdi

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Omer A AlsulaimanDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0007-7687-5339
Ahmed A AlsaatiInternal Medicine Department, Jubail General Hospital, Jubail, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0004-0329-905X
Nasser Mohammed AlsaifDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8606-0271
Khalid M Al-HusainDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0006-4642-7212
Fatma A Al-JindanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Bader N AlgamdiDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9660-2545

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Abstract

A 22-year-old incarcerated Saudi man presented with a 2-day history of painful vesicles on the shaft of his circumcised penis that were unrelated to drug use, trauma, exposure to ill persons, or sexual intercourse. Initial laboratory tests were normal, and the patient was initially diagnosed with herpes simplex infection. Due to nonadherence to the initial antiviral treatment, the lesions progressed, leading to a revised diagnosis of chancroid. Subsequent testing ruled out sexually transmitted infections and revealed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the culture of the purulent exudate. Histopathology confirmed balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis (BCP, zoon's balanitis). The lesion responded well to topical betamethasone, with marked clinical improvement over 2 months. This case highlights that although rare, BCP should be considered in circumcised patients with non-venereal genital lesions. Additionally, it underscores that early histopathological confirmation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.

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balanitis circumscripta plasmacellulariscircumcisionnon-venereal genital dermatosisplasma cell balanitisZoon’s balanitis

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