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Pereira AP, Camarinha I, Ferreira A, Sevivas H, Reis M. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: A Rare Phenomenon Managed in Primary Care. Cureus 2024; 16:e57620. [PMID: 38707090 PMCID: PMC11069420 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.57620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare manifestation of urinary tract infection (UTI) characterized by bluish-purple discoloration of urine, typically seen in patients with long-term urinary catheters. It occurs due to the bacterial metabolism of dietary tryptophan into indole, which is converted into indoxyl sulfate in the liver and then excreted in the urine, where it reacts with catheter materials under alkaline conditions. Risk factors include chronic constipation, advanced age, female gender, dehydration, and recurrent UTIs. Morganella morganii is one of the bacteria commonly implicated. Although usually benign, PUBS can signal underlying UTIs, especially in asymptomatic patients. The case presented involves an 81-year-old woman with a history of urothelial carcinoma and a monoJ catheter since pelvic exenteration and ureterostomy. She presented with blue-colored urine in the collection bag; she was asymptomatic, but the urinalysis had leukocytes, nitrites and alkaline pH, and the uroculture was positive for M. morganii. Antibiotic therapy resolved the symptoms initially, but recurrence prompted further treatment and optimization of constipation management. PUBS, although rare, poses risks, especially in vulnerable populations. Identification of risk factors and causative agents is crucial for effective treatment, typically involving catheter replacement, antimicrobial therapy, and constipation correction. Prevention focuses on minimizing catheter use, regular replacement, and hygiene optimization. Early recognition and management in primary care settings can prevent complications and reduce patient and caregiver distress. In conclusion, PUBS is a visually evident condition that may serve as an early indication of UTI, particularly in patients with chronic catheterization. Treatment and prevention strategies should be tailored to individual risk factors to prevent the recurrence or persistence of the syndrome. Awareness among healthcare professionals and patients is essential for timely diagnosis and management. The presented case demonstrates the importance of primary care in managing complex conditions and highlights the close patient-physician relationship in such settings.
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- António P Pereira
- Family Medicine, USF Ruães, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT
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- Family Medicine, USF Ruães, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT
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- Family Medicine, USF Ruães, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT
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- Family Medicine, USF Ruães, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT
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- Family Medicine, USF Ruães, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, Braga, PRT
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Agbonghae C, Brown W, Raper JD, Bloom AD. Benign discoloration or harbinger of infection: purple urine bag syndrome, a rare urinary phenomenon. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2023; 10:337-338. [PMID: 36475354 PMCID: PMC10579724 DOI: 10.15441/ceem.22.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Jappi Y, Hadi U. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Urinary Tract Infection. J Glob Infect Dis 2023; 15:84-85. [PMID: 37469468 PMCID: PMC10353638 DOI: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_144_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an unusual manifestation of urinary tract infection, characterized by purple discoloration of urine. Due to its rarity, it can be challenging for some physicians to manage it properly. In addition, its striking appearance can cause concern to some patients. This condition usually occurs in the debilitated geriatric population with prolonged use of an indwelling urinary catheter. However, our case highlights the development of PUBS in a young adult with a relatively short period of urinary catheterization.
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- Yoseph Jappi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Use of Raman Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy in a Multi-Technique Approach for Physical Characterization of Purple Urine Bag Syndrome. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12084034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare condition characterized by purple discoloration of urine and urine bags. Although it is benign, it represents an alarming symptom to the patients and their relatives because of purple discoloration. We have physically characterized urine and urine bags belonging to a patient suffering from PUBS using an approach that combines Raman spectroscopy (RS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). Five “blue” discolored bags and one sterile urine bag, representing the control, were cut into 1 cm2 square samples and analyzed by using RS and SEM + EDX technique. RS enabled us to identify the presence of indigo, a metabolite of tryptophan, while SEM analysis showed the biofilm deposit, probably due to the presence of microorganisms, and the EDX measurements exhibited the elemental composition of the bags. In particular, urine bags before and after the presence of PUBS urine showed an increase of ~32% of Cl, ~33% of O, ~667% of Ca, ~65% of Al and Mg, while C decreased by about 41%. Our results, to be taken as a proof-of-principle study, are promising for the aim to characterizing the urine bags in a flexible, inexpensive, and comprehensive manner.
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Popoola M, Hillier M. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome as the Primary Presenting Feature of a Urinary Tract Infection. Cureus 2022; 14:e23970. [PMID: 35541297 PMCID: PMC9081951 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a curious condition that manifests with purple discoloration of a urinary catheter bag as a result of a urinary tract infection (UTI). This syndrome is produced through a reaction between urinary by-products and the components of a plastic urinary catheter bag. Predisposing factors include old age, long-term catheterization, chronic constipation, and limited mobility. We describe a case of a UTI in a 90-year-old woman in which the initial presentation was PUBS. Here, late recognition of PUBS led to delayed treatment of the associated UTI. Despite being a simple spot diagnosis, knowledge about this uncommon syndrome is lacking amongst clinicians and this may have implications on patient outcomes.
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Hien S, Bonzi YJ, Sawadogo A, Yanogo M, Mande AR, Coulibaly G. [Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS): about two cases at the Regional University Hospital Center (CHUR) of Ouahigouya]. Pan Afr Med J 2021; 38:284. [PMID: 34122711 PMCID: PMC8179976 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.284.27177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Phénomène rare survenant le plus souvent chez des patients âgés constipés, porteurs de sonde urinaire chronique et en alitement prolongé, le syndrome de la poche à urine violette traduit généralement une infection du tractus urinaire. Plusieurs bactéries appartenant à deux groupes à la fois (groupe transformant l'indoxyl sulfate urinaire en indoxyl et groupe susceptible d'alcaliniser les urines par la production d'uréase) seraient en cause. Nous décrivons 2 cas au Burkina Faso chez des patientes jeunes de 30 et 16 ans en encéphalopathie urémique avec syndrome infectieux sévère ayant présenté des urines troubles avec une coloration violette de la poche collectrice. Contrairement aux séries rapportées dans la littérature, nos cas sont survenus après les deuxième et quatrième jours de sondage vésical et sur des patientes jeunes sans notion de constipation. Et malgré une antibiothérapie précoce, l´évolution a été défavorable chez une patiente.
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- Siébou Hien
- Service de Médecine Générale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional de Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
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- Service de Néphrologie et d'Hémodialyse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Service de Néphrologie et d'Hémodialyse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Service de Médecine Générale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional de Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
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- Service de Médecine Générale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Régional de Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
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- Service de Néphrologie et d'Hémodialyse, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouedraogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Ong CY, Vasanwala FF. Gentleman with the Purple Urine. Korean J Fam Med 2020; 41:133-135. [PMID: 32208404 PMCID: PMC7093672 DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.18.0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Chong Yau Ong
- Department of Family Medicine, Sengkang Hospital, Singapore
- Department of General Psychiatry 2, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
- *Corresponding Author: Chong Yau Ong https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-7134 Tel: +65-81268091, E-mail:
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- Department of Family Medicine, Sengkang Hospital, Singapore
- Department of General Psychiatry 2, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
- SingHealth Duke-NUS Family Medicine Academic Clinical Program, Singapore
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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare phenomenon in patients that is associated with the use of a long-term/indwelling urinary catheter. The purple color results from indigo and indirubin, accumulated from bacteria-mediated tryptophan conversion. High risk patients include: the elderly; women; immobilized patients; patients with an indwelling catheter, chronic constipation, alkaline urine or poor hygiene; and those with catheter bags and tubes made of certain types of plastic. We reported PUBS in an elderly woman with an indwelling catheter and chronic constipation which, to our knowledge, was the first case in our hospital. The patient underwent urinary catheter change and received intravenous ciprofloxacin, following which the urine returned to a yellow color and the patient was discharged. This case report describes the diagnosis, management and also strategies for the prevention of PUBS in Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital, Indonesia.
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- Senohadi Boentoro
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
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- Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital, Jalan Abdul Rahman Saleh 24, Jakarta, 10410, Indonesia
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Worku DA. Purple urine bag syndrome: An unusual but important manifestation of urinary tract infection. Case report and literature review. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2019; 7:2050313X18823105. [PMID: 30719299 PMCID: PMC6349982 DOI: 10.1177/2050313x18823105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purple urine bag syndrome is a rare albeit alarming purple discolouration of the urine typically seen in elderly ladies with constipation, urinary tract infection and concurrent urinary catheterisation. In this concise review, we report the pathophysiology of this condition and the case of one patient who developed this interesting phenomenon.
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Kumar D, Donga N, Macwan R. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: A Scary but Easily Manageable Condition in a Patient with Prolonged indwelling Urinary Catheter. Indian J Palliat Care 2018; 24:534-536. [PMID: 30410271 PMCID: PMC6199850 DOI: 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_88_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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“Purple urine bag syndrome” (PUBS) is a rare but distressing presentation of urinary tract infection (UTI) among moribund patients on indwelling urinary catheter. A 56-year-old woman with carcinoma of the left breast and metastasis in vertebrae and liver was bed ridden. She was on Foley's catheter for 9 months, with the last catheter changed 3 weeks back. A 75-year-old woman presented with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for 2 years and moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the right parotid region (8 months). She experienced fall and fracture of femur, bed ridden, and on Foley's catheter for 7 years. She had facial wound with maggots for 3 days. Both the women developed purple-colored urine with no other symptoms of UTI. No investigations were carried out and they were empirically treated with nitrofurantoin, catheter change reassurance, and increased fluid intake. Urine color was normal by a week. PUBS can be managed easily at home with simple antibiotics, adequate hydration, and family/patient counseling in palliative care settings.
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- Dinesh Kumar
- Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Palliative Care, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Palliative Care, Shree Krishna Hospital, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
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Shin KS, Kim MY, Kang HN. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Geriatric Hospital: A Report of 2 Cases. Ann Geriatr Med Res 2018; 22:151-153. [PMID: 32743265 PMCID: PMC7387583 DOI: 10.4235/agmr.2018.22.3.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare clinical condition that occurs in older women with a long-term urinary catheterization. Other risk factors include alkaline urine, constipation, renal disease, and immobility. It presents as purple discoloration of the urine bag and tubing and is a mixture of pigment that becomes purple. Patient with PUBS usually do not complain of any symptoms. The clinical course is generally benign, and intensive treatment is not usually needed. But awareness of this syndrome is necessary for doctor and nurse in geriatric hospital so as to adequately treat urinary tract infection and explain the clinical process to a caregiver. We present 2 cases of PUBS in a geriatric hospital.
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- Kyung Su Shin
- Department of General Surgery, Yeosunoble Geriatric Hospital, Yeosu, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Yeosunoble Geriatric Hospital, Yeosu, Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Yeosunoble Geriatric Hospital, Yeosu, Korea
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