Review Article

Urine Bag as a Modern Day Matula

Table 1

Urinary colors and its causes.

Color Medications Dyes PoisoningPigments InfectionsFood

Blue-green Amitripyiline
Azuresin
Bromoform
Chlorophyll containing breath mints
Cimetidine
Clioquinol
Flupirtine [15]
Flutamide [16]
Guaiacol [17]
Indomethacin
Iodochlorhydroxyquin
Magnesium salicylate
Methocarbamol
Mitoxantone
Phenylbutazone
Phenyl salicylate
Promethazine iv
Propofol
Resorcinol
Tetrahydronaphthalene
Thymol
Tolonium
Triamterene
Zaleplon [18]
Diagnex blue
Evan blue
Indigo blue
Methylene blue
Toluidine blue
Carbamate
Imazosulfuron
Mefenacet Phenol
Biliverdin
Hartnup disease
Familial indicanuria [4]
Meconium aspiration
Pseudomonas Asparagus food colorings Jering

Yellow VitaminsDiabetes
Hypothyroidism
Bilirubin Urobilinogen
Serratia marcescens Carrots

OrangePhenazopyridine [19]
Phenolphthalein
Rifampicin
Vitamin B
Vitamin C
Warfarin
Uricosuria [13]Citrobacter sedlakii [20]
Beet
Carrots

PinkPropofol [21]PhenolphthaleinUric acid
Haemoglobin
Porphyria
Myoglobin
Beets
Blackberry
Rhubarb
Red clover
Beefsteak juice

RedAzosulfamide
Azuresin
Anthraquinone
Chlorpromazine
Chloroquine [22]
Deferoxamine
Hydroxocobalamin [23]
Ibuprofen
Iron sorbitol
Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin
Phenazopyridine
Phenyl salicylate
Phenytoin
Phenolphthalein
Phenothiazines
Rifampicin
Evans blue
Indigo blue
Indigo carmine
Phenol
Boric acid
Carbolic acid
Hematuria
Hemoglobinuria
Homogentisic acid
Methemoglobin
Myoglobinuria
Nutcracker syndrome [24]
Porphyrin tyrosinosis
urates
Citrobacter sedlakii [11]
Serratia marcescens [4]
Beets
Blackberries
Food coloring (Aniline congo red rhodamine B)
Rhubarb
Senna

BrownAcetaminophen [25]
Chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine
Furazolidone
Levodopa
Methocarbamol
Methyldopa
Metronidazole
Nitrofurantoin
Niridazole
Primaquine
Hematuria
Hemoglobinuria
Myoglobinuria
Senna

BlackChloroquine
Furazolidone
Levodopa [26]
Metronidazole
Primaquine
Endosulfan
Phenylenediamine
Cresol [27]
Alkaptonuria
Hemoglobinuria
Malignant melanoma (exfoliation of melanoma cells)
Melanuria
Melanogenuria [28]
Myoglobinuria
Porphyrin [29]
Rhabdomyolysis
Tyrosinuria
Proteus mirabilis Fava beans
Rhubarb

WhitePropofol Chyluria
Phosphaturia
Proteinuria
Pyuria

PurpleE. coli Klebsiella Morganella [30]
Citrobacter spp.
Proteus mirabilis Providencia rettgeri
Providencia stuartii
Alcaligenes spp. [31]