The authors used this case to explain the causes and clinical significance of the purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS). An older woman with dementia presented to the emergency department with fever ...

the urine in her bag turned purple. Medics at the Hôpital de Bicêtre, on the outskirts of Paris, diagnosed her with 'purple urinary bag syndrome' (PUBS). Dr Léo Plaçais and team did not find ...

For example, "purple urine bag syndrome" occurs when urinary catheters and bags become purple due to a bacterial infection, and as a result, so too does urine, Dr. Clifton explains. If you ...

You'll likely never have purple pee, but there is a rare phenomenon called purple urine bag syndrome. It happens mostly when people have long-term catheterizations and the urinary catheters and ...

Another violet venue: Patients with catheters can develop a rare complication called "purple urine bag syndrome," linked to a urinary tract infection and highly alkaline urine. A genetic condition ...

In 2019, doctors reported the case of a woman with "purple urine bag syndrome," which is the result of an odd chemical reaction that can take place inside catheter bags, Live Science previously ...

This is called “Purple urine bag” syndrome. This is usually as a result of the plastic component of the urine bag chemically reacting with the protein products in the urine. Also urinary tract ...

Another is aptly called purple urine-bag syndrome, and is another bacterial phenomenon. This refers to a condition where bacteria in a patient with a catheter (a urine drain) make stains that ...