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Influenza virus infection mimicking an acute abdomen in a female adolescent

Author(s) -

Vivar Karina L.,

Uyeki Timothy M.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

influenza and other respiratory viruses

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.743

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1750-2659

pISSN - 1750-2640

DOI - 10.1111/irv.12222

Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , acute abdomen , abdominal pain , respiratory system , abdomen , respiratory tract , virus , pneumonia , respiratory tract infections , virology , upper respiratory tract infection , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , immunology , pathology , radiology

We report an adolescent with respiratory symptoms admitted for clinical signs of an acute abdomen. The only diagnostic finding was influenza A viral RNA detected in an upper respiratory tract specimen. Influenza should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with respiratory illness and abdominal pain during influenza season.

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