Urinary retention with misuse of ecstasy

Dr A A BRYDEN, Mr P J N ROTHWELL, and Mr P H O'REILLY, (Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, Cheshire 5K2 7JE) write: A healthy 19 year old man was referred to us with a 24 hour history of acute retention of urine. Other than a painful palpable bladder, general examination and analysis of urine showed nothing abnormal. We inserted a urethral …