TY - JOUR T1 - SARS-CoV-2 Infection Inducing Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Case Series JF - Ochsner Journal JO - Ochsner J SP - 187 LP - 189 DO - 10.31486/toj.20.0100 VL - 21 IS - 2 AU - Nancy Guirguis AU - Tyler Rehman AU - Yara Shams AU - Melanie Gordon AU - Essam Mekhaiel AU - Shaina Rozell AU - Mauna Pandya Y1 - 2021/06/20 UR - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/21/2/187.abstract N2 - Background: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) refers to immune-mediated destruction of platelets. Viral infections have been proposed as an etiology of ITP; antibodies developed in response to infection may cross-react with normal platelets and result in their destruction.Case Series: We report 2 cases in which coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) likely induced severe ITP.Conclusion: ITP may also play a role in the thrombocytopenia observed in some patients with COVID-19. ITP in this patient population may be more prevalent than currently documented. ER -