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Purple urine-bag syndrome

Authors: Willian Eduardo Ito, Sílvio Henrique Maia de Almeida

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 1/2019

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Described in 1978, the purple urine-bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare condition in which the urine and the collection bag become predominantly purplish [1]. PUBS has a strong correlation with intestinal constipation, female gender, urinary tract infection (UTI), and, of course, the use of an indwelling catheter, which may be present in the short term, as in the postoperative period [2]. It is an ucommon occurrence, but prevalence of PUBS has been reported to be as high as 9.8% in institutionalized patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheter use. …

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Faridi MS, Rahman MJ, Mibang N, Shantajit N, Somarendra K. Purple urine bag syndrome-an alarming situation. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016;10:PD05–6. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/16622.7209.

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Title: Purple urine-bag syndrome
Authors: Willian Eduardo Ito
Sílvio Henrique Maia de Almeida
Publication date: 01-01-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-018-3747-7

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