title: Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster.
abstract: Acute urinary retention in women is uncommon. A 63 year old woman presented with suprapubic pain, a palpable bladder, and multiple grouped vesicles on the right buttock. Catheterisation showed a residual of 2000 ml. A case is reported of acute urinary retention secondary to herpes zoster infection of the sacral nerves (S2-4).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT28 3QE, Northern Ireland. achesonjonny@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acheson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mudd
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000821:virology*