Balanitis Circumscripta Plasmacellularis.
10.5021/ad.1991.3.2.158
- Author:
Young Suck RO
;
Pyung Won PARK
;
Chan Kum PARK
;
Hong Yoon YANG
;
Young Tae KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis;
Constricting band
- MeSH:
Aged;
Balanitis*;
Biopsy;
Elastic Tissue;
Fibrosis;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G;
Immunoglobulins;
Male;
Plasma;
Virion
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1991;3(2):158-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 79-year-old man with balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis(BCP), presenting as an erythematous constricting band of the inner surface of the prepuce encircling the penile shaft is described. The biopsy specimen of the lesion showed, in addition to the typical histologic findings of BCP, increased fibrosis and decreased amount of elastic fibers which correlate well with our clinical observations. Electron microscopic examination revelaed no viral particles or elastic fibers. Immunohistologically, IgG was found to be the major immunoglobulin class in the plasma cellular inf iltrate.
