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Can balanitis kill a man if he doesn't has any major problems like hiv etc.
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Balanitis: Balanitis is typically due to fungal infection but sometimes can be due to bacterial infection or allergic dermatitis. None of these conditions are life threatening.
Answered 8/17/2016
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Usually not at all..: It won't kill as long as it is contained within foreskin and glans penis as what you described.
Answered 11/28/2017
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