Acute retention of urine due to isolated sacral myeloradiculitis.
Two cases of isolated sacral myeloradiculitis are described with retention of urine, sensory disorders in sacral segments and pleocytosis in the CSF. The patients were treated with steroids and recovered after 30 days of treatment. The differential diagnosis and literature are reviewed.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis