ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Voiding dysfunction may be occurred due to the herpes zoster with lumbosacral lesion. We studied the clinical symptoms in patients with voiding dysfunction caused by herpes zoster. METHODS: We have investigated the medical records in 10 patients. These patients had urinary symptoms associated with herpes zoster. RESULTS: Dermatome levels were sacral(s) in 10 patients (s2, 4 patients; s3, 6 patients). Urologic symptoms were acute urinary retention in 10 patients who showed detrusor areflexia (7 patients) or detrusor hyporeflexia (3 patients) in urodynamics. All patients were managed by inserting catheter with alpha blocker. After 1 week we removed indwelling catheter. All patients were no problem in urination. CONCLUSION: The cause of voiding dysfunction is not known clearly in herpes zoster infection. But we investigated that Famciclovir 750 mg using oral medication and the urethral catheter insertion performed by one week was recovered from herpes zoster. Authors think it is useful for patients with impaired urination.