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* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]]. | * The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]]. | ||
These developmental conditions are normal and expected in infancy and childhood. | These developmental conditions are normal and expected in infancy and childhood. The foreskin must cover the [[meatus]] to protect it from the ammonia which forms in wet diapers.<ref name="brennemann1921">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Brennemann | |||
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|title=The Ulcerated Meatus in the Circumcised Child | |||
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|journal=Am J Dis Child | |||
|date=1921 | |||
|volume=21 | |||
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|pages=28-47 | |||
|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/complications/brennemann1/ | |||
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|quote=An ulcerated meatus in the circumcised child only is a frequent symptom. | |||
|accessdate=2025-01-01 | |||
}}</ref> The ammonia will attack the meatus and cause [[meatitis]] and [[meatal stenosis]] which requires an operation to treat it. | |||
[[Forced foreskin retraction]] is harmful and must be avoided. | [[Forced foreskin retraction]] is harmful and must be avoided. | ||