HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE-2 INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY RETENTION IN THE ABSENCE OF GENITAL LESIONS

Authors
GERBER SI CROMIE WJ
Citation
Si. Gerber et Wj. Cromie, HERPES-SIMPLEX VIRUS TYPE-2 INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH URINARY RETENTION IN THE ABSENCE OF GENITAL LESIONS, The Journal of pediatrics, 128(2), 1996, pp. 250-251
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
128
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
250 - 251
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1996)128:2<250:HVTIAW>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A 14-year-old boy had inguinal lymphadenitis and associated urinary re tention; herpetic genital and anal lesions were absent. Lymph node bio psy established the presence of infection with herpes simplex virus ty pe 2. We recommend that this infection be considered in the differenti al diagnosis of adolescent patients with urinary retention and constip ation, even when the diagnostic clue provided by genital ulcers is abs ent.