An 89-year-old lady presented with severe right-sided ophthalmic herpes zoster infection and secondary bacterial infection. Two weeks after admission she became very unwell with confusion and drowsiness and later developed bilateral upgoing plantar reflexes. An EEG was highly suggestive of herpes en
Herpes zoster-associated acute urinary retention: a case report
โ Scribed by Jimmy J. Julia; Hilary J. Cholhan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-3462
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