Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male

Herpes zoster-associated urinary retention is a rare but acknowledged phenomenon. It is usually a bladder areflexia resulting from a viral infection in the sacral dermatomes. We describe a 57-year-old immunosuppressed male patient with delayed urinary retention, following an outbreak of shingles in...

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Main Authors: Vivienne H. Au, B.A., Anan Kazi, B.S., Matthew Bruha, M.D., Jeffrey Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020303879