Purple urine bag syndrome: case report

• 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

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.