• Rinsho Ketsueki · Jan 2021

    Case Reports

    [Immune thrombocytopenia preceded by asymptomatic COVID-19 infection].

    • Tomonori Ochiai, Jun Ando, Sakiko Harada, Makoto Hiki, Miki Ando, and Norio Komatsu.
    • Department of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine.
    • Rinsho Ketsueki. 2021 Jan 1; 62 (1): 58-60.

    AbstractImmune thrombocytopenia (ITP) may occur following a viral infection. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with thrombocytopenia who was subsequently diagnosed with ITP. Although she was asymptomatic, chest computed tomography (CT) showed ground-glass opacities in the lower lung regions. The patient had a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test. She responded well to 400 mg/kg of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Coronavirus disease of 2019 or COVID-19 should be considered as a cause of ITP during the pandemic, and chest CT scans and RT-PCR tests should be performed in patients suspected of ITP.

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