title: [Urinary retention secondary to herpes zoster infection].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, d'Andrologie et de Transplantation Rénale, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France. xaviergame@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gamé
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bigay-Gamé
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bialek
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sailler
authors.forename: Léonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Astudillo
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rischmann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*