Influenza virus infection mimicking an acute abdomen in a female adolescent

Abstract

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. © 2013 The Authors. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.