J Korean Geriatr Soc.
2012 Dec;16(4):221-224. 10.4235/jkgs.2012.16.4.221.
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Namyangju Hyundae General Hospital, Namyangju, Korea. jimmy5058@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, KEPCO Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2188297
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4235/jkgs.2012.16.4.221
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.
