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Purple urine bag syndrome: case report

A 65-year-old male with a history of urinary tract trauma requiring cystotomy and chronic bladder catheterization, presenting with chronic and uninvestigated changes in the color of the urine bag system, with no urine color change, and positive urine culture for Proteus mirabilis . These characteris...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: do Carmo, Felipe Poubel Timm, Caliman, Alexandre Oliosi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6905158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31553357
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020RC5063
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Sumario:A 65-year-old male with a history of urinary tract trauma requiring cystotomy and chronic bladder catheterization, presenting with chronic and uninvestigated changes in the color of the urine bag system, with no urine color change, and positive urine culture for Proteus mirabilis . These characteristics refer to the purple urine bag syndrome, a not weel-known condition, with a benign course in most cases, and associated with urinary tract infection in patients with chronic bladder catheterization. Although it is characterized by marked changes, it is underdiagnosed by healthcare professionals.