Etiology of balanoposthitis

Infectious	Irritant	Allergic/immunologic	Traumatic
Fungal	Poor hygiene (nonspecific balanoposthitis) Soap or other contact irritant	Fixed drug eruption Stevens-Johnson syndrome	Excessive forceful foreskin retraction in young children Friction or entrapment against clothing Hair tourniquet (infant) Masturbation Sexual intercourse Zip-fastener injury
Candida albicans*
Bacterial
Escheria coli
Group B Streptococcus
Bacteroides species
Group A Streptococcus*
Staphylococcus aureus
Gardnerella vaginalis*
Neiserris gonorrhea^¶
Chlamydia trachomatis^¶
Treponema pallidum^¶
Viral
Human papillomavirus*
Herpes simplex, type 1* Herpes simplex, type 2^¶
Protozoan
Trichomonas vaginalis^¶
Entameba histolytica*

* Sexual transmission reported.
¶ Sexual transmission typical mode of transmission.

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