Colonic pseudo-obstruction: a complication of herpes zoster
Jucgla, A.; Badell, A.; Ballesta, C.; Arbizu, T.
British Journal of Dermatology 134(4): 788-790
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-0963 PMID: 8733394 Document Number: 459420
Herpes zoster has been associated rarely with somatic and visceral motor complications, including segmental motor paralysis, neurogenic bladder dysfunction and, unusually, colonic pseudo-obstruction. We report a patient who developed acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon which followed the appearance of dermatomal herpes zoster.