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PYRROLES, URINE
MessageProtect specimen from light!
*Take to processing ASAP to be transfered to special tube. Should be transfered within 15 minutes of collection.
*Processing: Fill special amber tube 1/2 to 3/4 full. Do not fill over 3/4! Mix tube by inverting end over end and freeze specimen.
*Take to processing ASAP to be transfered to special tube. Should be transfered within 15 minutes of collection.
*Processing: Fill special amber tube 1/2 to 3/4 full. Do not fill over 3/4! Mix tube by inverting end over end and freeze specimen.
Test Code
LAB00353
Alias/See Also
LAB00353
Mauve Factor
Kryptopyrroles
Mauve Factor
Kryptopyrroles
CPT Codes
84999
Preferred Specimen
8 mL Urine - transfered to an amber tube w/500mg of asorbic acid.
Minimum Volume
2 mL Urine - transfered to an amber tube w/500mg of asorbic acid.
Transport Container
SPECIAL AMBER TUBE WITH 500 mg of Ascorbic Acid.
Transport Temperature
FROZEN
Specimen Stability
Frozen: 1 month
Clinical Significance
A urine test for diagnosis and monitoring severe physiological or psychological stress.
Pyrroles appear in the urine of patients undergoing severe physiological or psychological stress. The presence of urinary pyrroles (mauve factor) was first reported in patients with LSD psychosis. Later, high levels of pyrroles were found in the urine of schizophrenic patients. The chemical structure is a 2,4 dimethyl-3-ethylpyrrole. It is also called kryptopyrrole. Kryptos comes from the Greek word "hidden."
Pyrroles appear in the urine of patients undergoing severe physiological or psychological stress. The presence of urinary pyrroles (mauve factor) was first reported in patients with LSD psychosis. Later, high levels of pyrroles were found in the urine of schizophrenic patients. The chemical structure is a 2,4 dimethyl-3-ethylpyrrole. It is also called kryptopyrrole. Kryptos comes from the Greek word "hidden."
Performing Laboratory
Send to Quest Diagnostics, they will send onto Bio Center Laboratories