<prompt> Acute urinary retention in a male child may be due to:Prostatic radiotherapyUrethral strictureHysteriaMeatal ulcer with scabbing  <response>: Acute urinary retention in a male child may be due to local inflammatory causes like meatal ulcer with scabbing. Etiology of urinary retention in children Neurological processes 17 Severe voiding dysfunction 15 UTI 13 Constipation 13 Adverse drug effect 13 Local inflammatory causes 7 Locally invading neoplasms 6 Benign obstructing lesions 6 Idiopathic 6 Combined UTI and constipation 2 Incarcerated inguinal hernia 2 