Urinary retention associated with herpes zoster infection.

Autor: Cohen LM; Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky., Fowler JF, Owen LG, Callen JP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of dermatology [Int J Dermatol] 1993 Jan; Vol. 32 (1), pp. 24-6.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1993.tb00955.x
Abstrakt: Background: Herpes zoster infection particularly involving the sacral dermatomes has been associated with bladder and bowel dysfunction, most commonly urinary retention.
Case Reports: We report two patients who developed acute urinary retention, one of whom also had constipation, within days of herpes zoster skin lesions of the S2-S4 dermatomes.
Conclusions: Herpes zoster is a reversible cause of neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction and should be considered in a patient that presents with acute urinary retention and/or constipation. Sensory abnormalities and flaccid detrusor paralysis are most likely involved in the pathogenesis.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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