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Case Reports
. 2014 Nov-Dec;89(6):985-7.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20143185.

Herpes zoster-associated acute urinary retention in immunocompetent patient

Silvio Alencar Marques  1 , Juliana Hortense  2
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Case Reports

Herpes zoster-associated acute urinary retention in immunocompetent patient

Silvio Alencar Marques et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2014 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Herpes zoster-associated urinary retention is an uncommon event related to virus infection of the S2-S4 dermatome. The possible major reasons are ipsilateral hemicystitis, neuritis-induced or myelitis-associated virus infection. We report a case of a 65-year-old immunocompetent female patient who presented an acute urinary retention after four days under treatment with valacyclovir for gluteal herpes zoster. The patient had to use a vesical catheter, was treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids and fully recovered after eight weeks.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Herpes Zoster of S2-S4 dermatome in its healing stage
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