title: Purple urine bag syndrome in a patient with a nephrostomy tube.
abstract: Purple urine bag syndrome is an uncommon condition characterised by purple colouring of the urine in a chronically catheterised patient. Typically seen in patients with a Foley catheter in the bladder, we report an uncommon case of purple urine bag syndrome in a patient with a long-term nephrostomy tube and discuss the pathophysiology of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, PO Box 13651, Amman 11942, Jordan. mihh1986@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Hirzallah
authors.forename: Donna L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: D'Souza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003116:Color; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007200:Indican / Q000652:urine; D007211:Indoles / Q000652:urine; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous; D013577:Syndrome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine*
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; C030374:indole; D007200:Indican