Case Report

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection

Volume: 1 Number: 1 April 1, 2018
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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection

Abstract

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome (PUBS) is a rare manifestation of urinary tract infection (UTI). Purple urine color is a result that a chemical reaction between plastic and certain bacterial enzymes. PUBS is a benign condition and patients are usuallyasymptomatic. The common risk factors are old age, females, constipation, alkaline urine and usage of plastic urinary catheters. In this case report, we aimed to indicate that the purple discoloration of urine is a benign condition showing underlying UTI.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Özlem Giritli This is me

Can Özen This is me

Gökhan Aksel This is me

Serkan Emre Eroğlu This is me

Publication Date

April 1, 2018

Submission Date

March 20, 2018

Acceptance Date

March 21, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Yıldız, Y., Kayacı Yıldız, M., Giritli, Ö., Özen, C., Aksel, G., & Eroğlu, S. E. (2018). Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection. Elektronik Acil Tıp Vakaları Dergisi, 1(1), 22-27. https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR
AMA
1.Yıldız Y, Kayacı Yıldız M, Giritli Ö, Özen C, Aksel G, Eroğlu SE. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection. EMCASES EJ. 2018;1(1):22-27. https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR
Chicago
Yıldız, Yasin, Mine Kayacı Yıldız, Özlem Giritli, Can Özen, Gökhan Aksel, and Serkan Emre Eroğlu. 2018. “Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients With Urinary Tract Infection”. Elektronik Acil Tıp Vakaları Dergisi 1 (1): 22-27. https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR.
EndNote
Yıldız Y, Kayacı Yıldız M, Giritli Ö, Özen C, Aksel G, Eroğlu SE (April 1, 2018) Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection. Elektronik Acil Tıp Vakaları Dergisi 1 1 22–27.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yıldız, M. Kayacı Yıldız, Ö. Giritli, C. Özen, G. Aksel, and S. E. Eroğlu, “Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection”, EMCASES EJ, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 22–27, Apr. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR
ISNAD
Yıldız, Yasin - Kayacı Yıldız, Mine - Giritli, Özlem - Özen, Can - Aksel, Gökhan - Eroğlu, Serkan Emre. “Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients With Urinary Tract Infection”. Elektronik Acil Tıp Vakaları Dergisi 1/1 (April 1, 2018): 22-27. https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR.
JAMA
1.Yıldız Y, Kayacı Yıldız M, Giritli Ö, Özen C, Aksel G, Eroğlu SE. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection. EMCASES EJ. 2018;1:22–27.
MLA
Yıldız, Yasin, et al. “Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients With Urinary Tract Infection”. Elektronik Acil Tıp Vakaları Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 22-27, https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR.
Vancouver
1.Yasin Yıldız, Mine Kayacı Yıldız, Özlem Giritli, Can Özen, Gökhan Aksel, Serkan Emre Eroğlu. Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Two Elderly Patients with Urinary Tract Infection. EMCASES EJ [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 1;1(1):22-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA54HU67TR