Acorn Inflammation (Balanitis): Complications

The following are the most important diseases or complications that can be caused by balanitis (acorn inflammation):

Neoplasms – Tumor diseases (C00-D48).

  • Penile carcinoma (penile cancer) – a risk factor is chronic recurrent balanitis.

Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings not classified elsewhere (R00-R99)

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – reproductive organs) (N00-N99).

  • Chronic recurrent balanitis.
  • Epididymitis (inflammation of the epididymis)
  • Phimosis (narrowing of the foreskin)
  • Prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate)
  • Urethritis (inflammation of the urethra)
  • Cystitis (cystitis)