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.
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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
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spelling 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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author Vivienne H. Au, B.A.
Anan Kazi, B.S.
Matthew Bruha, M.D.
Jeffrey Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.S.
spellingShingle 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
author_facet Vivienne H. Au, B.A.
Anan Kazi, B.S.
Matthew Bruha, M.D.
Jeffrey Weiss, M.D., F.A.C.S.
author_sort Vivienne H. Au, B.A.
title Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
title_short Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
title_full Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
title_fullStr Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
title_full_unstemmed Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
title_sort herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
publisher Elsevier
series Urology Case Reports
issn 2214-4420
publishDate 2021-01-01
description 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.
topic Herpes zoster
Acute urinary retention
Immunocompromised
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020303879
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