Key in Lock Syndrome: A Case Report of Situational Urge Incontinence

Abstract

Urgency urinary incontinence, a subtype of overactive bladder, is a common complaint in primary care. One type of urgency urinary incontinence is key in lock or latchkey syndrome, which causes patients to release urine uncontrollably because of a situational environmental trigger or triggers. This incontinence often occurs when patients visualize the door of their house or hear running water. This article presents the case of an older adult woman experiencing recurrent genitourinary infections in the setting of worsening key in lock syndrome.