Gentleman with the Purple Urine

A 50-year-old man was found to have purple discoloration of the urine. He was on long-term urinary catheterization. He was asymptomatic, and urinalysis did not suggest a urinary tract infection. Purple urine bag syndrome resolved with a change of the urinary catheter and bag. He was prescribed regul...

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean journal of family medicine 2020, 41(2), , pp.133-135
Hauptverfasser: Ong, Chong Yau, Vasanwala, Farhad Fakhrudin
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 50-year-old man was found to have purple discoloration of the urine. He was on long-term urinary catheterization. He was asymptomatic, and urinalysis did not suggest a urinary tract infection. Purple urine bag syndrome resolved with a change of the urinary catheter and bag. He was prescribed regular laxatives and passed stools regularly.
ISSN:2005-6443
2092-6715
2092-6715
DOI:10.4082/kjfm.18.0083