title: [Urinary retention in herpes zoster].
abstract: We report on 4 cases of transient neurogenic dysfunction of the urinary bladder caused by herpes zoster. All patients noticed a slow urinary stream leading to complete urinary retention and loss of sensation following the vesicular stage of herpes zoster, necessitating the insertion of a suprapubic tube. Urodynamic evaluations revealed a detrusor acontractility, cystoscopic findings included a unilateral cystitis. Symptoms and residual urine spontaneously disappeared after 2 to 3 weeks. The cause is a sacral meningo-radiculitis with herpes zoster virus leading to a transient neuromotoric paralysis of the urinary bladder.
mesh_terms: D003558:Cystoscopy; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014563:Urodynamics
vernacular_title: Harnverhaltung bei Herpes zoster.