ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2020
Epstein-Barr Virus-induced Meningitis-Retention Syndrome.
Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Meningitis Retention Syndrome With Mild Encephalopathy With a Reversible Splenial Lesion in a 30-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report.Case reports in radiology · 2025Article
- Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis: A Review of Case Reports from the Last 25 Years.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Meningitis-retention syndrome: a review and update of an unrecognized clinical condition.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Meningitis-retention syndrome (MRS) is a rare disorder where aseptic meningitis is accompanied by urinary retention, which can be easily misdiagnosed as urinary tract infection. We present the case of a 55-year-old man with fever and dysuria. At the time of hospitalization, the patient had no symptoms of meningitis, but signs of meningeal irritation appeared later during the course of the disease. Investigation revealed that this was a case of MRS due to Epstein-Barr virus. We have to consider MRS when examining patients with fever and urinary retention, as dysuria may precede meningitis symptoms. LEARNING POINTS: Meningitis-retention syndrome (MRS) is a rare disorder where aseptic meningitis is accompanied by urinary retention, which can be easily misdiagnosed as urinary tract infection.MRS should be considered when examining patients with fever and urinary retention, as dysuria may precede the meningitis symptoms.The presence of Epstein-Barr virus can also complicate MRS.
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