Purple urine bag syndrome: case report

Purple urine bag syndrome: case report

ABSTRACT A 65-year-old male with a history of urinary tract trauma requiring cystotomy and chronic bladder catheterization, presenting with chronic and uninvestigated changes in the color of the urine bag system, with no urine color change, and positive urine culture for Proteus mirabilis . These ch...

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Main Authors: Felipe Poubel Timm do Carmo, Alexandre Oliosi Caliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Urinary catheterization
Cystotomy
Urinary reservoirs, continent
Bacterial infections
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100501&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:ABSTRACT A 65-year-old male with a history of urinary tract trauma requiring cystotomy and chronic bladder catheterization, presenting with chronic and uninvestigated changes in the color of the urine bag system, with no urine color change, and positive urine culture for Proteus mirabilis . These characteristics refer to the purple urine bag syndrome, a not weel-known condition, with a benign course in most cases, and associated with urinary tract infection in patients with chronic bladder catheterization. Although it is characterized by marked changes, it is underdiagnosed by healthcare professionals.
ISSN:2317-6385

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