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

Gautam G, Kothari A, Kumar R, Dogra PN

Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi, India, rajeevk@bol.net.in.

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".

Published 1 February 2007 in Int Urol Nephrol.
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