Purple Urine Bag Syndrome.
10.4235/jkgs.2012.16.4.221
- Author:
Jung Hyuk KIM
1
;
Jin Sung JUNG
;
Min Jung KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Namyangju Hyundae General Hospital, Namyangju, Korea. jimmy5058@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Purple urine bag syndrome
- MeSH:
Aged;
Bacterial Infections;
Constipation;
Female;
Humans;
Urinary Catheterization;
Urinary Catheters
- From:Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society
2012;16(4):221-224
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare condition, in which the patient has a purple-colored urine tubes or bags following urinary catheterization for hours to months. It is usually associated with elderly females, prolonged urinary catheterization, some bacterial infections that produce sulphatase/phosphatase, chronic debilitated state, and chronic constipation. We present a case report of this rare phenomenon occurring in a 73-year-old woman.
