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Document Details : Title: Indoxyl sulphate and the purple urine bag syndrome: a case report Author(s): ACHTERGAEL W, MICHIELSEN D, GORUS FK, GERLO E Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 61 Issue: 1 Date: 2006 Pages: 38-41 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.61.1.1002672 Abstract : 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. |
