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Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
CASE REPORT
Acute urinary retention and constipation precipitated by herpes zoster infection
  1. Eoin MacCraith,
  2. Niall F Davis,
  3. Kilian Walsh
  1. Department of Urology, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland
  1. Correspondence to Mr Eoin MacCraith, eoinmaccraith{at}rcsi.ie

Summary

A 76-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of acute urinary retention (AUR) and severe constipation. His recent medical history included 4 days of treatment in the community for gluteal herpes zoster with famciclovir. A transurethral catheter was passed and the patient completed a full course of famciclovir with resolution of constipation. The patient’s catheter was successfully removed 3 weeks after his presentation. We report on the clinical presentation and management of an unusual case of AUR and constipation caused by a zoster viral infection of the S2–S4 dermatome.

  • Dermatology
  • Urinary and genital tract disorders
  • Catheterisation / catheter care

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220068

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors EMC collected the data and drafted the report. NFD edited the report. KW carried out supervision.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.