| Literature DB >> 26033028 |
Silvana Daher Costa1, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva2, Camilla Neves Jacinto2, Lorena Vasconcelos Mesquita Martiniano2, Yago Sucupira Amaral2, Fernando Jose Villar Nogueira Paes2, Maria Luiza De Mattos Brito Oliveira Sales2, Ronaldo de Matos Esmeraldo2, Elizabeth De Francesco Daher2.
Abstract
This is a case series of 10 consecutive renal allograft recipients, followed at a tertiary hospital in northeast Brazil, with a confirmed diagnosis of dengue. Five of the patients needed hospitalization. Half of them were males and age ranged from 19 to 60 years with a median of 38.2 years. They had been transplanted for a mean of 5 days to 166 months. Four patients developed dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). All patients had myalgia and headache. All of them, except one, had fever. Positive dengue serology (IgM) was found in all patients. No patient died. Dengue is an important infectious disease that can affect renal transplant recipients, mainly in endemic areas. Its presentation seems to be similar to that seen in immunocompetent patients. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26033028 PMCID： PMC4530768 DOI： 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0038
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345