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Your patient, a 20-year-old pre-medical student, whispers to you that he needs help with balanitis. He is indicating he is suffering from inflammation of:

  1. Inflammation of the lips
  2. Inflammation of the eye lids
  3. Inflammation of the glans penis
  4. Inflammation of the male mammary gland
  5. None of the above
Explanation
Answer: C - Balanitis is a medical term that refers to the inflammation of the glans penis. Patients who suffer from this disorder many times acquire it as a secondary symptom of a sexually transmitted disease. Balanitis may be caused by a virus, bacterial infection, or contact dermatitis.
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