16 August 2011

ELSBERG SYNDROME: sacral myeloradiculitis due to Genital HERPES.

Obstet Gynecol. 1986 Sep;68(3 Suppl):37S-39S.


Elsberg syndrome: a neurologic basis for acute urinary retention in patients with genital herpes.

Hemrika DJ, Schutte MF, Bleker OP.

Abstract

Three patients with genital herpes simplex type II primoinfection and acute urinary retention are described. All patients showed pleocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid, substantiating central nervous involvement. The association of genital herpes and sacral (myelo-) radiculitis has gained little attention in gynecologic literature, yet it is not an uncommon finding in female patients suffering from herpes. The present report emphasizes the importance of urinary symptoms in genital herpes and reviews the literature on similar cases.



PMID: 3737073 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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