title: [Four cases of urinary dysfunction associated with sacral herpes zoster].
abstract: Herpes zoster is caused by the infection of Varicella-Zoster virus. The anatomical distribution of herpes zoster in the sacral area is only 6. 9%1). Moreover, the onset rate of herpes zoster with urinary dysfunction is 0.6%1). The lesion sites of herpes zoster which cause urinary dysfunction are almost lumber and sacral areas. We describe four cases of sacral herpes zoster with urinary dysfunction in this report. All patients were elderly people (66-84 years old), and all patients were administered anti-virus drugs and alpha 1-adrenergic receptor blockers. Because of urinary retention, three patients have performed clean intermittent self-catheterization (CIC) for several weeks. As the lesions of herpes zoster healed, each patient recovered from urinary dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital.
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital.
authors.forename: Kojiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oba
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital.
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital.
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Igawa
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Nagasaki University Hospital.
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus; D008297:Male; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*