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Neurogenic bladder due toHerpes zoster infection in an infant

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A case is presented ofHerpes zoster (HZ) infection in a 2.5-month-old infant with the added complication of a neurogenic bladder. The patient's mother suffered from varicella during the 18th week of pregnancy. The patient had a typical herpetic rash at the age of 2.5 months, and developed constipation and a neurogenic bladder. While the constipation improved, bladder atonicity led to hydroureters necessitating bilateral ureterostomies. Urinary tract involvement ofHZ is well known in adults and is reversible. To our knowledge this is the first report of such a complication ofHZ infection in infants.

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HZ :

Herpes zoster

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 70300, Zerifin, Israel

    I. Gold

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, 70300, Zerifin, Israel

    E. Azizi & G. Eshel

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Gold, I., Azizi, E. & Eshel, G. Neurogenic bladder due toHerpes zoster infection in an infant. Eur J Pediatr 148, 468–469 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00595917

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