Maia Samuelson Hugo Félix, Brasil Ivelise Regina Canito, Esmeraldo Ronaldo De Matos, Ponte Carlos Nelton Da, Costa Rebeca Carvalho Souza, Lira Roberta Alves
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Setor de Transplante, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2015 Nov-Dec;48(6):783-5. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0205-2015.
Dengue is an arbovirosis that ranges from an asymptomatic presentation to a more severe disease, which is characterized by a vascular leakage syndrome where abdominal pain is a major symptom. Transplant recipients are immunosuppressed and are less likely to develop a severe form of the disease because of a reduction in immune-mediated responses that trigger plasma extravasation events. Herein, we report two cases of severe dengue in the early postoperative period of two kidney transplant recipients. Considering the severity of the cases, we emphasize the importance of dengue screening immediately before transplantation in areas endemic for the disease.
