Herpes-zoster associated urinary retention in a 57-year-old immunocompromised male
2020
Abstract 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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