Purple urine bag syndrome in a hemodialysis patient ([A-Z]).-([A-Z]). Ting, R. Wang, ([A-Z]).-([A-Z]). Wu, ([A-Z]).-([A-Z]). Hsueh, ([A-Z]).-([A-Z]). Hung Kidney International Volume 71, Issue 9, (May 2007) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002117 Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Purple discoloration of the urine and urine bag (arrow). Kidney International 2007 71, DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5002117) Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Pathogenesis of purple discoloration of the urine and urine bag. *Possessed by certain bacteria (Providencia spp., Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and so on) present in the urine. **High concentration of indoxyl sulphate in uremic patients. Kidney International 2007 71, DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5002117) Copyright © 2007 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions