PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J Acheson
AU  - D Mudd
TI  - Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2003.009928
DP  - 2004 Nov 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 752--753
VI  - 21
IP  - 6
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/6/752.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/6/752.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2004 Nov 01; 21
AB  - Acute urinary retention in women is uncommon. A 63 year old woman presented with suprapubic pain, a palpable bladder, and multiple grouped vesicles on the right buttock. Catheterisation showed a residual of 2000 ml. A case is reported of acute urinary retention secondary to herpes zoster infection of the sacral nerves (S2–4).