When found in males, the disease is known as balanitis xerotica obliterans.

An important consideration is that balanitis xerotica obliterans usually develops after the age of 5 years.

The true prevalence of Balanitis xerotica obliterans is controversial and unclear.

Evans reported Balanitis xerotica obliterans in 10.5% of phimosis patients.

Balanitis xerotica obliterans is a common cause of pathological phimosis.

Mallon et al. found that Balanitis xerotica obliterans was related to circumcision status.

Kiss et al. report that 40% of boys with phimosis suffered from Balanitis xerotica obliterans.

When occurring on the male genitals, the term 'Balanitis xerotica obliterans' is traditionally used.

Balanitis xerotica obliterans is a dermatological (skin) condition affecting the male genitalia.

What causes Balanitis xerotica obliterans is uncertain.

However, Balanitis xerotica obliterans has also been noted to occur after late circumcision, especially when performed for phimosis.

Most cases of pathological phimosis result from balanitis xerotica obliterans, while the remainder may be due to a different, distinct fibrotic disease.

Article: Penile lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans).

Although spontaneous resolution, successful medical treatment, and, recently, laser treatment for balanitis xerotica obliterans have been reported, circumcision remains the mainstay of treatment.

Mattioli observed Balanitis xerotica obliterans in 60% of patients with acquired phimosis and 30% of patients with congenital phimosis.

Lately Balanitis xerotica obliterans was coded as part of LSA by Medical literature search tool Medline.

However, Mallon et al. suggest that Balanitis xerotica obliterans "may be a consequence of other fibrosing dermatoses, such as lichen planus and cicatricial pemphigoid."

Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus (thought to be the same condition as balanitis xerotica obliterans) is regarded as a common (or even the main) cause of pathological phimosis.

If the inability to do so becomes problematic (pathological phimosis), which is commonly due to the skin disease balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO), circumcision is the preferred treatment option.

Balanitis xerotica obliterans is a descriptive term and not a diagnosis, as it represents the end stage of several skin diseases, including, rarely, cicatricial pemphigoid and lichen planus as well as lichen sclerosus.

One cause of acquired, pathological phimosis is chronic balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO), a skin condition of unknown origin that causes a whitish ring of indurated tissue (a cicatrix) to form near the tip of the prepuce.