Green urine: A bezoar effect - 21/08/16
, Josep M. Bauça, Ph.D. a, b , Angela García-Suquía, Ph.D. a , Juan Robles, M.D. a , Bernardino Barceló, Ph.D. a, b, c , Andrea Fernández-Ballina, M.D. d , Juan C. Carlos-Vicente, M.D. d, e Abstract |
The green color in urine may suggest the presence of a severe pathology needing treatment. Many different potential causes of green urine have previously been reported. In our case, after ruling out other potential causes of green urine, it was suggested that the surgical manipulation of the paralytic ileum might have induced the reabsorption of the methylene blue which had been retained in the bowel (bezoar effect), even 96 hours after the nasogastric administration.
Conclusions |
The staff should keep in mind this possible effect due to methylene blue to recognize early and avoid unnecessary laboratory tests.
Authors summary |
This case report illustrates the significance of urine discoloration, sometimes indicate the presence of a systemic disorder and some rare cases, this phenomenon has no pathologic effects. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a green urine by drug bezoar due methylene blue in children.
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• | The green color in urine may suggest the presence of a severe pathology. |
• | This is the first case report of a green urine by drug bezoar due methylene blue in children. |
• | The staff should keep in mind this possible effect to recognize early. |
Abbreviations : ICU
Keywords : Methylene blue, Green urine, Intensive care, Pediatrics surgery
Plan
| Disclosures:. There are no prior publications or submissions with any overlapping information, including studies and patients in this manuscript. We certify that the manuscript has not been and will not be submitted to any other journal while it is under consideration by Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. All authors declare no potential conflicts of interest, and neither honorariums nor any other form of payment were given to anyone to produce the manuscript. Dr. Daniel Morell-Garcia wrote the first draft of the manuscript, and no honorarium, grant, or other form of payment was given to produce the manuscript. All authors listed on of the manuscript have seen and approved the submission of this version and take full responsibility for the manuscript. |
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P. 306-308 - septembre 2016 Retour au numéro
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