Purple Urine Bag Syndrome May Not Be Benign: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature

Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare condition in which there is purple discoloration of the urine with its collecting bag and associated tubing occurs. It is considered a benign condition. We report an unusual case of PUBS in an 87-year-old female from nursing home who had a history of recurr...

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Main Authors: Mukul Bhattarai, Hamid Bin Mukhtar, Thomas Walter Davis, Alok Silodia, Hitekshya Nepal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/863853