Abstract | INTRODUCTION: When faced with violet, purple or purplish-blue urine, clinicians should consider urinary tract infection in their differential diagnosis. CASE REPORT: DISCUSSION: Although this condition is often easily treated, diagnosing PUBS in chronic renal patients probably means an increased serum concentration of indoxyl sulfate, metabolite that is involved in the progression of both CKD and cardiovascular disease. CONCLUSION: Hence, in the context of our renal patients, perhaps PUBS is not as benign as supposed.
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Authors | Guillermo Delgado, Michel Martínez-Reséndez, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz |
Journal | Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia
(J Bras Nefrol)
2014 Oct-Dec
Vol. 36
Issue 4
Pg. 542-4
ISSN: 2175-8239 [Electronic] Brazil |
PMID | 25517285
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Color
- Female
- Humans
- Klebsiella Infections
(complications, urine)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Middle Aged
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
(complications, urine)
- Syndrome
- Urinary Tract Infections
(complications, urine)
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