NEUROGENIC BLADDER INDUCED BY CHRONIC ALCOHOL ABUSE: A CASE REPORT

Öz

Long-term alcohol consumption may produce wide-ranging effects on the autonomic and peripheral nervous systems like almost all body tissues, but the pathogenesis is still under debate. We presented an extremely rare case of autonomic neurogenic bladder with bilateral hydroureteronephrosis in a male patient describing progressive abdominal distension over a year that is most significant in the last 4 months following alcohol withdrawal after a long duration of alcohol abuse. Chronic alcoholism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a neurogenic bladder, which may be caused by autonomic dysfunction due to chronic alcohol abuse and may be precipitated by alcohol withdrawal.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Alcohol
• neurogenic bladder
• autonomic neuropathy

Kronik Alkol Kullanımına Bağlı Nörojenik Mesane: Olgu Sunumu

Öz

Uzun dönem alkol tüketimi otonomik ve peripheral sinir sistemlerinde, vücudun hemen hemen tüm dokularında olduğu gibi geniş spektrumda etkiler yaratır, ancak patogenezi hala belirsizliğini korumaktadır. Burada, uzun süreli alkol tüketimini takiben alkolü bıraktıktan sonraki bir yıl içinde gittikçe artan ve son 4 ayda belirginleşen karın şişliği tarifleyen bir erkek hastada bilateral hidroüreteronefroz gelişmiş oldukça nadir bir nörojenik mesane olgusu sunulmuştur. Kronik alkol kullanımı, alkolün bırakılmasıyla belirginleşebilen otonomik disfonksiyona bağlı nörojenik mesaneye sebep olabilir ve ayırıcı tanısında göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Alkol
• nörojenik mesane
• otonom nöropati

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