Purple Urine Bag Syndrome

Kim, Jung Hyuk; Jung, Jong-Wook; Kim, Min Jung

doi:10.4235/jkgs.2012.16.4.221

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“…[6][7][8][9] Proposed risk factors are a long-term indwelling urinary catheter, female sex, older age, and the presence of chronic constipation, chronic renal disease, bedridden state, alkaline urine, and urinary tract infection. 1,5,10,11) The pathogenesis of PUBS is summarized in Fig. 2.…”

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“…These pigments mix and react with the urine bag and tubing and produce a purple-colored urine. 1,5,[11][12][13] Several bacteria are often associated with PUBS. These bacteria are mainly gram negative and include Providencia rettgeri, Providencia stuartii, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Enterococcus species, Escherichia coli, Morganella morganii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Citrobacter species, and group B streptococci.…”

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“…With the increasing number of elderly patients who have been hospitalized for a long time in Korea, it is estimated that the actual prevalence of PUBS will be much higher. 5) We describe 2 patients with PUBS, which has not been commonly reported in Korea. 5) They had no clinical symptoms or signs of urinary or systemic infection, so we observed a benign clinical course of PUBS that did not require antibiotics.…”

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“…5) We describe 2 patients with PUBS, which has not been commonly reported in Korea. 5) They had no clinical symptoms or signs of urinary or systemic infection, so we observed a benign clinical course of PUBS that did not require antibiotics.…”

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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Geriatric Hospital: A Report of 2 Cases

Shin

Kim

Kang

2018

Ann Geriatr Med Res

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Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare clinical condition that occurs in older women with a long-term urinary catheterization. Other risk factors include alkaline urine, constipation, renal disease, and immobility. It presents as purple discoloration of the urine bag and tubing and is a mixture of pigment that becomes purple. Patient with PUBS usually do not complain of any symptoms. The clinical course is generally benign, and intensive treatment is not usually needed. But awareness of this syndrome is necessary for doctor and nurse in geriatric hospital so as to adequately treat urinary tract infection and explain the clinical process to a caregiver. We present 2 cases of PUBS in a geriatric hospital.

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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Geriatric Hospital: A Report of 2 Cases

Shin

Kim

Kang

2018

Ann Geriatr Med Res

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“…We examined the process of EW measurement performed by TAME with the actual spectra of HD 75732 ([Fe/H] = +0.35) as a metalrich star and HD 155358 ([Fe/H] = −0.63) as a relatively metal-poor star. These spectra were obtained at Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory (BOAO) with the BOAO Echelle Spectrograph (BOES) (Kim et al 2002(Kim et al , 2007 in 2008 and have the spectral resolution R = 30 000 and an S/N ratio of ∼200 (Kang et al 2011). Fig.…”

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Tool for Automatic Measurement of Equivalent width (TAME)

Kang

Lee

2012

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

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We present a tool for measuring the equivalent width (EW) in high-resolution spectra. The Tool for Automatic Measurement of Equivalent width (TAME)provides the EWs of spectral lines by profile fitting in the automatic or the interactive mode, which can yield a more precise result through the adjustment of the local continuum and fitting parameters. The automatic EW results of TAME have been verified by comparing them with the manual EW measurements by IRAF splot task using the high-resolution spectrum of the Sun, and measuring EWs in the synthetic spectra with different spectral resolutions and S/N ratios. The EWs measured by TAME agree well with manually measured values, with a dispersion of less than 2 mA. By comparing the input EWs for synthetic spectra and EWs measured by TAME, we conclude that it is reliable for measuring the EWs in a spectrum with a spectral resolution, R > 20000 and find that the errors in EWs is less than 1 mA for a S/N ratio > 100.Comment: 27 pages, 10 figures, and 1 tabl

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Extract of Laurus nobilis attenuates inflammation and epithelial ulcerations in an experimental model of inflammatory bowel disease

Correa¹,

Orlando²

2023

Wiki J Med

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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are classified as chronic inflammatory disorders and typically require anti-inflammatory drug therapies, such as glucocorticoid regimens, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and biologics, aimed at reducing inflammation in the bowel wall. However, each of these therapies is accompanied by a list of possible serious side effects. Because of this, there remains an urgent need to identify new pharmacologic options to reduce or prevent the pro-inflammatory events of IBD while minimizing adverse side effects, and to make available more cost-effective treatment modalities. We have previously identified several herbal extracts that demonstrate potent bio-inhibitory activity of the innate immune response. In particular, Laurus nobilis (LN), or more commonly called bay laurel, demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory function by inhibiting nuclear factor-κB activation. Based upon our original in vitro findings, we have now examined the effects of this herbal extract on a murine dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) model of IBD. Hematoxylin and eosin-stained paraffin sections prepared from DSS treated animals show clear epithelial damage, including ulcerations, extensive neutrophil infiltration into the mucosal layer, and granuloma formation. Tissue from DSS treated animals that also received LN extract showed improved tissue morphology more closely resembling that from control animals. In addition, DSS treated mice with co-administration of LN extract showed a significant reduction in CD4+ antibody staining within the mucosal layer in colonic sections indicating reduced lymphocyte infiltration. Based on these findings, we believe that administration of LN extracts may be effective in reducing the intestinal epithelial damage seen in human IBD and warrants further investigation through clinical trials. Lay Summary: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), manifest as chronic inflammation and ulceration of tissues lining the digestive tract. CD involves inflammation of the deeper layers of the digestive tract, including both the small and large intestines, and less commonly, the upper digestive tract. UC involves inflammation along the lining of the colon and rectum. Steroid or biologic treatments for IBD are common, however, are limited due to significant side effects and/or prohibitive cost. In the present study, we provide evidence for use of the natural product, Laurus nobilis (bay leaf), as a safe and effective anti-inflammatory therapy for IBD.

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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Geriatric Hospital: A Report of 2 Cases

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in Geriatric Hospital: A Report of 2 Cases

Tool for Automatic Measurement of Equivalent width (TAME)

Extract of Laurus nobilis attenuates inflammation and epithelial ulcerations in an experimental model of inflammatory bowel disease

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