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>Dear All
>
>We have an 83 yr old gentleman admitted with pain and weakness in his left
>thigh. Catheterised on admission and found to have brightly coloured
>blue/purple urine (producing 800ml over 7hours).
>Prev Hx of stroke and Ca prostate (TURP many years ago, lost to follow-up).
>Unable to feed himself, no herbal medications. Medications on admission -
>aspirin, persantin and lorazepam.
>
>Urine pH >9, urine protein 1.3g/l, microscopy showed 'amorphous sediment and
>crystals', probable UTI. Centrifugation yielded a dark orange/brown
>supernatant and a grey precipitate with a dark blue ring on top of the
>precipitate.
>
>Any clues please to the blue/purple colouration?
>
>Gail Curtis
>
>Dr Gail Curtis
>Principal Biochemist
>Department of Chemical Pathology
>Ysbyty Glan Clwyd
>
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