“…2 Multiple causes for PLT refractoriness have been defined, including nonimmune causes (sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, medication, splenomegaly), immune causes such as ABO incompatibility or when platelet-reactive IgG antibodies specifically target the transfused platelets, and characteristics of the transfusion product. 1,3,4 Nonimmune causes are involved in the majority of cases, 5 but up to 20% of cases are attributed to platelet-reactive antibodies alone. 6,7 The presence of platelet-reactive allo-antibodies is known as allo-immunization, and these antibodies can be directed toward polymorphic HLAs, or, less frequently, polymorphic human platelet antigens (HPA) and platelet glycoproteins.…”