Jucgla A, Badell A, Ballesta C, Arbizu T
Department of Dermatology, Cuitat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, Spain.
Br J Dermatol. 1996 Apr;134(4):788-90.
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.
