Chidozie Ndulue
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Nonyelum Jisieike-Onuigbo
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Arinze Anyanor
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Barthlomew Ozuemba
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Nwamaka Osakwe
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Fidelis Oguejiofor
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Hyacinth Eze
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Anya Kalu
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Charles Odenigbo
Ifeoma Ulasi
Department of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State
Abstract
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an unusual presentation of urinary tract infection (UTI) which has scarcely been reported from Africa and has never been reported in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). We hereby report the first case of PUBS in a Nigerian with GIB and a short duration of urethral catheterization. Furthermore, this report provides pictorial evidence that supports the current knowledge on the pathogenesis of PUBS and describes, for the first time, differences between the colors of urine sediments obtained directly from the urethral catheter and that obtained from the urine bag.