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Case Reports
. 2004 Nov;21(6):752-3.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.009928.

Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster

J Acheson  1 , D Mudd
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Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster

J Acheson et al. Emerg Med J. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Acute urinary retention in women is uncommon. A 63 year old woman presented with suprapubic pain, a palpable bladder, and multiple grouped vesicles on the right buttock. Catheterisation showed a residual of 2000 ml. A case is reported of acute urinary retention secondary to herpes zoster infection of the sacral nerves (S2-4).

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