Etiology
What causes Balanitis xerotica obliterans is uncertain. However, some possibilities have been suggested.
Some studies have shown that patients with also show signs of suffering from autoimmune disorders. However, this finding is not repeated in every study.
Infection from "human papilloma virus (serotype 16 in particular), spirochetes and atypical mycobacteria" has also been suggested as a cause. Additional suggestions include "pemphigus vulgaris and chronic nonspecific bacterial balanitis".
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