RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster JF Emergency Medicine Journal JO Emerg Med J FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine SP 752 OP 753 DO 10.1136/emj.2003.009928 VO 21 IS 6 A1 J Acheson A1 D Mudd YR 2004 UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/21/6/752.abstract 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).