Purple urine bag syndrome: Case report from a nursing home resident with a false alarm of urosepsis
- Author:
Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid
;
Shathiskumar Govindaraju
;
Nurul Izah Ahmad
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Purple urine bag syndrome;
urinary tract infection;
long term catheter
- MeSH:
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2015;70(4):265-266
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS), as the name implies
produces purplish discoloration of the urine. It is commonly
observed among elderly women with constipation, and
individuals with long term catheter in the setting of urinary
tract infection (UTI). From the literature research, there were
no publications on PUBS in Malaysia; however we believe
that it is underreported. We present a unique case of this
rare condition occurring in a 68-year-old man, a nursing
home resident on long term urinary catheter. The urine
cleared after hydration, antibiotic therapy and replacement
of the catheter.
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