Korean J Fam Med.
2020 Mar;41(2):133-135. 10.4082/kjfm.18.0083.
Gentleman with the Purple Urine
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Family Medicine, Sengkang Hospital, Singapore
- 2Department of General Psychiatry 2, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
- 3SingHealth Duke-NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical Program, Singapore
- KMID: 2501858
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.18.0083
Abstract
- 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.
