Open AccessInfluenza 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.