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Green urine after surgical treatment of pressure ulcer

2006; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 41; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/02844310500525406

1651-2073

Kim A. Tønseth, Tyge Tind Tindholdt, Bjørn M. Hokland, Frank Åbyholm,

Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome

We describe a 58-year-old man who developed green urine after operation on a pressure ulcer. The discolouration disappeared gradually after two days. We think that the use of methylene blue dye during the revision of the wounds and the use of the sedative propofol could have caused it.