Purple Urine Bag Syndrome

Kim, Jung Hyuk; Jung, Jin Sung; Kim, Min Jung

doi:2012.16.4.221

Ann Geriatr Med Res > Volume 16(4); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society 2012;16(4):221-224.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4235/jkgs.2012.16.4.221 Published online December 31, 2012.

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome

Jung Hyuk Kim, Jin Sung Jung, Min Jung Kim

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.

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김정혁¹, 정진성², 김민정²

남양주 현대병원 심장내과¹, 한전병원 내과²

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.

Key Words: Purple urine bag syndrome