Exploring possible mechanisms for COVID-19 induced thrombocytopenia: Unanswered Questions.

We read with enthusiasm the recent article by Tang et al. entitled "Abnormal coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia," which is a retrospective analysis of the coagulation profile of 183 patients admitted with pneumonia secondary to the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19). 1 This article deals with a timely topic and brings up important points that need to be interrogated in future studies.

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH. 2020 Apr 11 [Epub ahead of print]

Ariunzaya Amgalan, Maha Othman

Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA., Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.