Abstract

Influenza is an acute viral respiratory infection that affects all age groups. Pneumonia is the most common complication of influenza, and pancreatitis is a rare complication. A 95-year-old male patient from the emergency department was admitted to the pandemic service with complaints of fever, cough, shortness of breath, and widespread muscle and joint pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. An influenza rapid antigen test was requested from the nasopharyngeal swab sample of the patient who needed oxygen support and whose COVID-19 PCR test was negative. Influenza A test result was positive. On the second day of his hospitalization, the patient had severe abdominal pain radiating to his back. Amylase level was found to be high. Clinical complaints of the patient regressed after treatment, and pancreatitis was thought to be due to influenza A virus. With this case, it was concluded that the influenza virus should be considered a rare viral agent in the etiology of acute pancreatitis.