Titanium balanitis with phimosis.
We report the 2nd case of titanium balanitis reported in the world literature. Clinically the patient presented with phimosis: histologically the titanium was surrounded by a mixed granulomatous inflammatory reaction. Topical titanium preparations may lead to phimosis and therefore we thought it important to bring this potential iatrogenic complication to further notice.
Dundas
S A
SA
Department of Histopathology, Sheffield University Medical School, UK.
Laing
R W
RW
D001446:Balanitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010688:Phimosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014025:Titanium / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis
D014025:Titanium