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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doaj-601f9e6cc7ae4e8d9e85efc59730fd6e2020-12-15T04:09:45ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202021-01-0134101498Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised maleVivienne H. Au, B.A.0Anan Kazi, B.S.1Matthew Bruha, M.D.2Jeffrey Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.S.3Corresponding author.; Department of Urology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USADepartment of Urology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USADepartment of Urology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USADepartment of Urology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, 11203, USAHerpes 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 the setting of supratherapeutic immunosuppressive medications and poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. The patient received a foley catheter, failed a trial of void in the acute treatment setting, completed zoster treatment with antivirals and corticosteroids, and fully recovered bladder function 6 weeks later.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020303879Herpes zosterAcute urinary retentionImmunocompromised |
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Vivienne H. Au, B.A. Anan Kazi, B.S. Matthew Bruha, M.D. Jeffrey Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.S. Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male Urology Case Reports Herpes zoster Acute urinary retention Immunocompromised |
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Vivienne H. Au, B.A. Anan Kazi, B.S. Matthew Bruha, M.D. Jeffrey Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.S. |
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Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male |
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Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male |
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Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male |
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Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male |
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Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male |
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herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male |
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Urology Case Reports |
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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 the setting of supratherapeutic immunosuppressive medications and poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. The patient received a foley catheter, failed a trial of void in the acute treatment setting, completed zoster treatment with antivirals and corticosteroids, and fully recovered bladder function 6 weeks later. |
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Herpes zoster Acute urinary retention Immunocompromised |
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