TY - JOUR T1 - Zoon Balanitis Revisited: Report of Balanitis Circumscripta Plasmacellularis Resolving With Topical Mupirocin Ointment Monotherapy. AU - Lee,Michael A, AU - Cohen,Philip R, PY - 2017/3/17/entrez PY - 2017/3/17/pubmed PY - 2017/9/15/medline SP - 285 EP - 287 JF - Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD JO - J Drugs Dermatol VL - 16 IS - 3 N2 - <p>INTRODUCTION: Zoon balanitis is an idiopathic benign inflammatory condition of the glans penis and prepuce. A patient with biopsy confirmed diagnosis of Zoon balanitis who was successfully treated with topical mupirocin ointment monotherapy is described.</p> <p>METHOD: A search using PubMed database was performed using the following terms: Zoon balanitis (cases, diagnosis, treatment of), balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis, and mupirocin. Relevant papers and their reference citations were reviewed and evaluated.</p> <p>RESULTS: The gold standard of treatment for Zoon balanitis has previously been circumcision. More recently, topical calcineurin inhibitors have been shown to be effective. Our patient had successful resolution of his Zoon balanitis after 3 months of mupirocin ointment monotherapy.</p> <p>DISCUSSION: Zoon balanitis is a benign inflammatory dermatosis. Previous successful treatment modalities include circumcision, phototherapy, laser therapy, and topical calcineurin inhibitors. Topical mupirocin ointment twice daily resulted in resolution of Zoon balanitis in our patient. Additional evaluation of mupirocin ointment as a therapeutic agent should be considered as a potential first-line therapy in patients with Zoon balanitis.</p> <p><em>J Drugs Dermatol. 2017;16(3):285-287.</em></p>. SN - 1545-9616 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28301626/Zoon_Balanitis_Revisited:_Report_of_Balanitis_Circumscripta_Plasmacellularis_Resolving_With_Topical_Mupirocin_Ointment_Monotherapy_ L2 - http://jddonline.com/articles/dermatology/S1545961617P0285X DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -