Purple urine bag syndrome: case report

Abstract

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.

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome: A Case Report

“…In our patient, the major factor leading to development of the purple urine bag syndrome was urinary tract infection due to Providencia rettgeri. In most patients, treatment of the urinary tract infection in accordance with the susceptibility report leads to resolution of the color of the urine back to normal [8][9][10], as seen in our case.…”