Purple urine bag syndrome: A rare clinical entity in patients with long term indwelling catheters |
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| Authors: | Gagan Gautam Atul Kothari Rajeev Kumar P. N. Dogra |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029 New Delhi, India;(2) Department of Microbiology, Max Devki Devi Hospital, New Delhi, India |
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| Abstract: | An elderly gentleman, on urinary drainage catheter for 3 months developed a purple discoloration of the urinary bag with the urine inside remaining clear. He was found to have a urinary tract infection with a strain of E. coli manifesting as a rare clinical entity reported in literature as the “Purple urine bag syndrome”. |
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| Keywords: | urinary tract infection purple color urinary bag E. coli |
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