title: Circumcision as treatment for Zoon's balanitis in an HIV-positive teenage patient.
abstract: In this report we describe a case of the Zoon's balanitis in a boy with HIV (AIDS B2). The clinical presentation, failure of topical treatment, cure by circumcision, and the histopathology findings are presented.
authors: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Clinics Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Flávio de Oliveira
authors: Fde O
authors: Pileggi
authors: Paulo Luis Batista
authors: PL
authors: Nogueira
authors: Maria Fernanda
authors: MF
authors: de Melo Coelho
authors: Gustavo
authors: G
authors: da Silveira Orsi
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: de Fatima Gali Sorita Tazima
authors: Yvone A M V A
authors: YA
authors: Vicente
authors: Maria Celia
authors: MC
authors: Cervi
authors: Bento Vidal
authors: BV
authors: de Moura Negrini
mesh_terms: D001446:Balanitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: AIDS; HIV; South America; Zoon's balanitis; circumcision; dermatosis; paediatric; plasma cell balanitis; treatment