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[[File:Inflammation of the glans penis and the preputial mucosa.jpg|thumb|Inflammation of the [[glans penis]] and the [[preputial mucosa]] of a circumcised penis (''balanitis'')]]
'''Balanitis''' is an inflammation of the [[glans]] (AKA ''balanus''), but is not necessarily an infection. Balanitis may occur together with [[posthitis]] (inflammation of the [[foreskin]], AKA ''posthe''), when it is known as '''balanoposthitis'''.<ref name="edwards1996">{{REFjournal
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* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/balanitis/
|title=Balanitis
|date=2008-02-14
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030063437/http://www.bashh.org/guidelines/2002/balanitis_0901b.pdf
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|title=2001 National Guideline on the Management of Balanitis
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|date=2001
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/balanitis/
|title=Balanitis
|publisher=National Health Service
|date=2017-05-31
|accessdate=2020-01-10
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|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/phimosis-balantis/
|title=Phimosis and Balanitis
|date=2019
|accessdate=2019-10-07