title: Non-infectious inflammatory genital lesions.
abstract: The genitalia may be the site of non-infectious inflammatory lesions that are generally manifested as balanoposthitis and vulvovaginitis. In men, these forms constitute 50% of all balanoposthitis forms, and in women, vulvovaginitis frequency is even higher. They consist of genital locations of general skin diseases, such as psoriasis, lichen planus, lichen sclerosus, and other clinical entities with their own physiognomy, such as Zoon's balanitis-vulvitis. Diagnosis of genital non-infectious inflammatory lesions is usually made on clinical criteria. A biopsy is only necessary for the identification of clinical conditions that may simulate inflammatory form but are actually premalignant processes.
authors.affiliation: Professor Emeritus, University of Siena, Italy. Electronic address: andreassi@unisi.it.
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andreassi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bilenchi
mesh_terms: D001446:Balanitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000175:diagnosis; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008010:Lichen Planus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018459:Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014844:Vulva; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology