INFLAMMATORY BOWEL-DISEASE AND IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA - IS THERE A CORRELATION

Different hematologic abnormalities are often encountered in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, Among them anemia, leukocytosis, and thrombocytosis are commonly seen, Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia are observed mostly as a side effect of therapy, particularly with use of immunosuppressive drugs, Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is rarely rep orted in association with inflammatory bowel disease, We present two c ases with combination of these entities along with a literature review and treatment options, Immune thrombocytopenic purpura in these patie nts presented as an extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowe l disease mediated by a disturbance of the immune system.