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. 2018 Dec;5(4):285-286.
doi: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2018.17153. Epub 2018 Apr 2.

Balanitis circinata

Abhishek Zanwar  1 , Latika Gupta  1 , Ramnath Misra  1
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Balanitis circinata

Abhishek Zanwar et al. Eur J Rheumatol. 2018 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Picture of the uncircumcised penis showing multiple shallow ulcers with a white base and serpiginous edges on the glans; a few lesions have coalesced to give a polycyclic appearance
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