[Urinary retention secondary to herpes zoster infection].
The authors report the cases of 67-year-old male patient who suddenly developed urinary retention concomitant with herpes zoster of the left buttock. Urodynamic assessment showed a hyposensitive and atonic bladder. Voiding gradually returned after 10 weeks and, after 14 weeks, the patient no longer presented any voiding disorders. This case illustrates a rare complication of herpes zoster. It can occur in any site of infection, but is more frequent in the case of lumbosacral lesions. Urinary retention is spontaneously reversible over a mean interval of 6 to 10 weeks and treatment is based on self-catheterization.
Gamé
Xavier
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Service d'Urologie, d'Andrologie et de Transplantation Rénale, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France. xaviergame@hotmail.com
Bigay-Gamé
Laurence
L
Bialek
David
D
Sailler
Laurent
L
Astudillo
Léonardo
L
Rischmann
Pascal
P
D000368:Aged; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*