<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="Case Report" dtd-version="1.0"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="pmc">iarjpid</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="pubmed">IARJPID</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IARJPID</journal-id><issn>2789-6080</issn></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjpid.2025.v04i02.001</article-id><title-group><article-title>Unusual Cause of Thrombocytopenia Mimicking Dengue Fever</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Hari Deep</given-names><surname>Yellamilli</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-a" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>J.S.</given-names><surname>Anuvindha</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-b" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>V. Anjani</given-names><surname>Priya</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-a" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>G.</given-names><surname>Prasad</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-a" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>I. Muni</given-names><surname>Srikanth</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-c" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>I.S.</given-names><surname>Chaitanya</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-d" /></contrib-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><given-names>Cheranjeevi</given-names><surname>Jayam</surname></name></contrib><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-b" /></contrib-group><aff-id id="aff-a">Department of Trauma and Emergency Medicine, AIIMS, Mangalagiri, India</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-b">Department of Dentistry, AIIMS, Mangalagiri, India</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-c">Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS, Mangalagiri, India</aff-id><aff-id id="aff-d">Department of Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, AIIMS, Mangalagiri, India</aff-id><abstract>Dengue fever, a prevalent mosquito-borne viral illness, shares clinical features with other infectious diseases. This report describes a case of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) presenting with symptoms mimicking dengue fever, highlighting the importance of considering alternative diagnoses in patients with thrombocytopenia, especially in endemic areas.</abstract></article-meta></front><body /><back /></article>