title: [Purple urine bag syndrome: report of one case].
abstract: Purple urine bag syndrome is an uncommon but particularly striking phenomenon observed in people with urinary catheters and co-existent urinary tract infections. A chemical reaction between plastic and certain bacterial enzymes results in an intense purple urine color. We report a 72 year-old male with a cystostomy. A purple coloration of his urinary drainage bag and tubing was noted in the context of a urinary tract infection caused by Citrobacter freundii.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chassin-Trubert C
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D016971:Citrobacter freundii / Q000201:enzymology; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010858:Pigmentation; D013577:Syndrome; D062885:Urinary Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000652:urine*