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Purple urine bag syndrome: uncommon clinical entity associated with common infection : case report
Other Title(s)
متلازمة كيس البول الآرجواني : حالة غير شائعة مرتبطة مع التهاب شائع الحدوث
Author
Source
Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2020), pp.205-211, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare medical syndrome where purple dis- coloration of urine occurs predominantly in chronically constipated bedridden elderly women, chronically catheterized and associated with urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The etiology is related to UTIs with specific bacteria that produce sulphatase and phosphatase enzymes which lead tryptophan metabolism to produce two pigments: Indigo (blue) and indirubin (red), mix- tures of which become purple in color.
Several risk factors are associated with PUBS; includ- ing female gender, increased dietary tryptophan, alkaline urine, constipation, catheterization, high urinary bacterial load, renal failure and use of polyvinyl chloride plastic catheters.
Here- in, I present this rare benign interesting condition on a 78 years old lady with purple discol- oration of her urine bag due to urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli that was suc- cessfully treated by culture guided antibiotic (Ciprofloxacin).
The purple urine disappeared af- ter antibiotic therapy and change of the urine catheter and bag.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Khafifi, Miftah Hamad. 2020. Purple urine bag syndrome: uncommon clinical entity associated with common infection : case report. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences،Vol. 35, no. 3, pp.205-211.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324840
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Khafifi, Miftah Hamad. Purple urine bag syndrome: uncommon clinical entity associated with common infection : case report. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences Vol. 35, no. 3 (2020), pp.205-211.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324840
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Khafifi, Miftah Hamad. Purple urine bag syndrome: uncommon clinical entity associated with common infection : case report. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences. 2020. Vol. 35, no. 3, pp.205-211.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324840
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 208-210
Record ID
BIM-1324840