@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Jonathan E. Chan, Anil Kapoor},
TITLE = {Herpes zoster infection: a rare cause of acute urinary retention},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {10},
YEAR = {2003},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {1912--1913},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v10n3/62754},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {Herpes zoster (HZ) infection has been reported as a rare
cause of acute urinary retention. HZ infection involving
sacral, thoracolumbar, and rarely high thoracic
dermatomes is believed to occasionally cause motor and
sensory neuropathy of the bladder. This is specifically
achieved by the interruption of the detrusor reflex causing
subsequent bladder atonia. As the course and
management of this entity is quite benign, HZ should
remain a diagnostic consideration in the management of
urinary retention. We report a case of acute urinary
retention of approximately 2.5 liters associated with HZ
infection and review the proposed pathogenesis and
therapeutic considerations in the management of this
entity.},
DOI = {}
}