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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Urodynamic findings in Susac syndrome: first reported filling cystometrogram
  1. Tatenda Calvin Nzenza1,2,
  2. Nathan Hoag1,
  3. Derek Barrry Hennessey1,
  4. Johan Gani1
  1. 1University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery (Urology), Austin Health, Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia
  2. 2Young Urology Researchers Organization, YURO, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Tatenda Calvin Nzenza, calvintatenda{at}gmail.com

Summary

Susac syndrome is a rare neurological disease, with only 300 cases reported in the literature. Lower urinary symptoms are not an uncommon feature of the disease, yet there is no information on specific dysfunction typical urodynamic findings associated with the disease. We present what we believe to be the first reported filling cystometrogram study of Susac syndrome for the evaluation of voiding dysfunction.

  • urinary and genital tract disorders
  • neurology
  • retina
  • continence

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220200

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors All authors: involved in analysing the case and results and explaining the results; preparing the manuscript; critical revision of the manuscript; provided final approval of the version to be published and are guarantors. JG and NH: case management.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

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