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Case Reports
. 2007;39(1):155-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11255-006-6667-2.

Purple urine bag syndrome: a rare clinical entity in patients with long term indwelling catheters

Gagan Gautam  1 , Atul Kothari, Rajeev Kumar, P N Dogra
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Case Reports

Purple urine bag syndrome: a rare clinical entity in patients with long term indwelling catheters

Gagan Gautam et al. Int Urol Nephrol. 2007.

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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