Colorful urine described as 'vin rose' can be caused by treatment for which condition?

• A. Iron toxicity
• B. Digoxin toxicity
• C. Rhabdomyolysis
• D. Electric burns

Answer: (A)

Urine turning wine-rose is a known effect of chelation therapy for iron poisoning. Deferoxamine binds excess iron to form ferrioxamine, which is then excreted in the urine, giving it a pink to wine-red color. This change reflects the drug doing its job of removing iron from the body.

Other scenarios don’t typically produce this urine color. For example, digoxin toxicity is treated with digoxin immune Fab and isn’t associated with a wine-colored urine; rhabdomyolysis causes dark urine from myoglobin, not a drug-related color change; electric burns are managed for tissue injury and don’t induce this urinary color change.