Purple urine bag syndrome: An unusual but important manifestation of urinary tract infection. Case report and literature review. (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Worku, Dominic Adam
• Is Part Of: SAGE open medical case reports. Volume 7(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: Urinary tract infection -- urinary bag -- purple urine -- catheter; Clinical medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1177/2050313X18823105
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-313X

Abstract

Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare albeit alarming purple discolouration of the urine typically seen in elderly ladies with constipation, urinary tract infection and concurrent urinary catheterisation. In this concise review, we report the pathophysiology of this condition and the case of one patient who developed this interesting phenomenon.