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Balanitis Xerotical Obliterans (BXO) and Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus (LS) are two names for the same disease.
Becker (2011) has provided a comprehensive review of LS in boys.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Lichen sclerosus in boys
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|journal=Dtsch Arztebl Int
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|date=2011-01
|volume=108
|issue=4
|pages=53-8
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|pubmedID=21307992
|pubmedCID=3036008
|DOI=10.3238/arztebl.2011.053
|doi=
|accessdate=2025-10-25
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Tissue afflicted with BXO (LS) typically has a whitish color.