Urinary retention in a patient with West Nile virus

West Nile Virus (WNV) has received much recent attention due to multiple outbreaks in North America, its insidious onset in many patients, and a wide variety of neurologic manifestations. A 45-year-old man who exhibited urinary retention as a presenting symptom of WNV infection is presented herein....

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2003-06, Vol.61 (6), p.1259-1259
Main Authors: Shpall, Andrew I, Varpetian, Arousiak, Ginsberg, David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Urinary Retention - virology
West Nile Fever - complications
West Nile Fever - diagnosis
West Nile virus - isolation & purification
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Summary:West Nile Virus (WNV) has received much recent attention due to multiple outbreaks in North America, its insidious onset in many patients, and a wide variety of neurologic manifestations. A 45-year-old man who exhibited urinary retention as a presenting symptom of WNV infection is presented herein. We believe this to be the first reported case of a urologic sequela secondary to WNV infection.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00119-5