Diabetic cystopathy presenting as primary acute urinary retention in a previously undiagnosed young male diabetic patient
Lower genito-urinary problems are part of the polyneuropathy of diabetes. Cystopathy affects 40%–85% of diabetic patients, although less than half are symptomatic. We report on a 42-year-old patient who was not known to be diabetic, and who presented to the urologists with primary acute urinary rete...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of diabetes and its complications 1997-11, Vol.11 (6), p.350-351 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Lower genito-urinary problems are part of the polyneuropathy of diabetes. Cystopathy affects 40%–85% of diabetic patients, although less than half are symptomatic. We report on a 42-year-old patient who was not known to be diabetic, and who presented to the urologists with primary acute urinary retention. His underlaying disease was detected by a test for random blood glucose. More common causes were excluded with careful clinical and radiological examinations. He was managed with insulin and self-catheterization. Diabetes should be considered as a differential diagnosis in relatively young men who present with unexplained acute urinary retention. |
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ISSN: | 1056-8727 1873-460X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1056-8727(96)00107-9 |