What is it about?
The presence of a green urine is an unusual finding in the clinical laboratory. This could happen due to several underlying causes such as dyes, medicines, metabolic disorders or infections. In this case, the green color (a harmless side effect) was due to methylene blue used to evaluate the integrity of an anastomosis. This article also explain, other causes that can turn the urine green.
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Why is it important?
This paper explains the effect of methylene blue in the urine color and in laboratory tests (p.e. urinalysis). Explains the role of laboratory in clarifying issues related to color changes in urine.
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This article is crucial to the understanding of the causes responsible for the green color of urine.
Marco Pinto
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This page is a summary of: Green urine – understanding its importance, LaboratoriumsMedizin, October 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/labmed-2018-0108.
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