Indoxyl sulphate and the purple urine bag syndrome: a case report.
A case of purple urine bag syndrome, a rare condition in which the urinary catheter bag of chronically catheterised patients develops a discolouration, is reported. The excretion of indoxyl sulphate, an intermediate in the causal mechanism of this unusual phenomenon, was measured using Ehrlich's reagent and found not to be elevated in this 77 year-old man, when compared to elderly male control subjects.
Achtergael
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Laboratorium Klinische Chemie, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, België. Wim.Achtergael@az.vub.ac.be
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Gorus
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Gerlo
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