%0 Journal Article %A Nancy Guirguis %A Tyler Rehman %A Yara Shams %A Melanie Gordon %A Essam Mekhaiel %A Shaina Rozell %A Mauna Pandya %T SARS-CoV-2 Infection Inducing Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Case Series %D 2021 %R 10.31486/toj.20.0100 %J Ochsner Journal %P 187-189 %V 21 %N 2 %X 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. %U https://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/ochjnl/21/2/187.full.pdf