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RESEARCH PRODUCT

[S1 Herpes zoster localization: acute urinary retention in woman].

Marco VellaD. MelloniSalvatore RomeoGiovanni M. GiammancoGiuseppe Mastrocinque

subject

medicine.medical_specialtySacrumUrinary systemAcyclovirGastroenterologyAntiviral AgentsHerpes ZosterVirusS1 dermatomeInternal medicinemedicineHumansIntermittent Urethral CatheterizationUrinary retentionbusiness.industryMeningesGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedUrinary RetentionSpinal cordSacrumSurgerymedicine.anatomical_structureTreatment OutcomeDermatomeAcute DiseaseFemalemedicine.symptombusinessSpinal Nerve Roots

description

Acute urinary retention in women is rare. The varicella-zoster virus causes inflammatory lesions of the sensory-root ganglions, meninges and, less frequently, spinal cord. Herpes zoster has been reported to affect, although rarely, lower urinary tract innervations, and acute urinary retention can be thought to occur in the presence of sacral dermatome involvement. Usually it is located in S2–4 dermatome and the prognosis for acute urinary retention is benign resolving in about 20 days. We present a case in which the S1 dermatome was interested and acute urinary retention developed. After 10 days of specific therapy and self catheterism the problem resolved.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-04-01Urologia
10.5301/ru.2011.8333https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21574143