title: Urinary retention in a patient with West Nile virus.
abstract: West Nile Virus (WNV) has received much recent attention due to multiple outbreaks in North America, its insidious onset in many patients, and a wide variety of neurologic manifestations. A 45-year-old man who exhibited urinary retention as a presenting symptom of WNV infection is presented herein. We believe this to be the first reported case of a urologic sequela secondary to WNV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Shpall
authors.forename: Arousiak
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varpetian
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000821:virology*; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*