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Purple urine bag syndrome: Case report from a nursing home resident with a false alarm of urosepsis.
Med J Malaysia
; 70(4): 265-6, 2015 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26358028
RESUMO
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS), as the name implies produces purplish discoloration of the urine. It is commonly observed among elderly women with constipation, and individuals with long term catheter in the setting of urinary tract infection (UTI). From the literature research, there were no publications on PUBS in Malaysia; however we believe that it is underreported. We present a unique case of this rare condition occurring in a 68-year-old man, a nursing home resident on long term urinary catheter. The urine cleared after hydration, antibiotic therapy and replacement of the catheter.