[A case of neurogenic bladder complicated by an acute rash syndrome (measles?)]

A 24-year-old female patient was was admitted because of urinary retention, four days after the development of rash with fever to be diagnosed as measles by a doctor. Neurological examinations showed hyperesthesia in lower thoracic regions and increased deep tendon reflexes in lower extremities. Cystometric findings revealed an areflexic bladder with normal sensation. Cerebrospinal fluid examination showed mononuclear pleocytosis and slightly elevated levels of protein. There was no significant increase in serum measles antibody titer. She regained normal voiding by conservative treatment with an indwelling catheter for four days. The bladder motor paralysis was probably due to non-transverse myelitis in sacral spinal region. Neurological complications of measles are briefly discussed.