Purple urine bag syndrome: A case report

Purple Urine Bag Syndrome (PUBS) is characterized by the urinary drainage bag turning purple, which is a disease of people with chronic catheterized urinary tract infections, often in the elderly with constipation. Recognizing PUBS is an important indicator for a quick and accurate diagnosis which emergency physicians should be aware of. Management involves reassurance, antibiotics, and regular changing of catheters. The prognosis is generally good, but PUBS is associated with high morbidity and mortality due to the backgrounds of patients. We present the clinical case of a 82-year-old male patient with prostate cancer, chronically catheterized, who presented with purple-color urine.