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Case Reports
. 1992 May;13(4):373-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF02223107.

Elsberg syndrome: radiculomyelopathy and acute urinary retention in patient with genital herpes

P Lepori  1 , G Marcacci, S Gaglianone
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Elsberg syndrome: radiculomyelopathy and acute urinary retention in patient with genital herpes

P Lepori et al. Ital J Neurol Sci. 1992 May.

Abstract

We describe a case of a sexually active woman who presented acute urinary retention associated with herpes genitalis infection and with few other neurological signs. The outcome of the disease was positive. We stress the utility of a careful CSF examination.

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