Dengue in renal transplant recipients: Clinical course and impact on renal function.

Aim: To present clinical characteristics from renal transplant recipients with dengue fever and its impact on graft function.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 11 renal transplant recipients (RTR) with dengue infection confirmed by laboratory test, between January 2007 and July 2012, transplanted in the Renal Transplant Center of Walter Cantídio University Hospital from Federal University of Ceará.

Results: Positive dengue serology (IgM) was found in all patients.