Open AccessErectile Dysfunction Secondary to Herpes Zoster
Author(s) -
Vikash Paudel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal health research council
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1999-6217
pISSN - 1727-5482
DOI - 10.33314/jnhrc.v17i4.2174
Subject(s) - medicine , erectile dysfunction , shingles , varicella zoster virus , urinary retention , dermatology , genital herpes , disease , surgery , virus , virology , herpes simplex virus
Varicella Zoster is dermatomal neuropathic disease caused by reactivation of varicella zoster virus, characterized by vesico-bullous eruptions. The sacral dermatomal involvement in shingles is a rare phenomenon but well recognized cause of urinary retention, bladder dysfunction but rarely erectile dysfunction. We present a case of sacral herpes zoster with erectile dysfunction in a sexually active adult male.Keywords: Erectile Dysfunction; herpes zoster; Nepal.