Malaria

A life-threatening parasitic disease caused by <i>Plasmodium</i> (<i>P. </i>) parasites that are transmitted by <i>Anophles</i> mosquito bites to humans and is typically clinically characterized by attacks of fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone density and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue with a consequent increase in bone fragility. According to the WHO criteria, osteoporosis is defined as a BMD that lies 2.5 standard deviations or more below the average value for young healthy adults (a T-score below -2.5 SD).


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PMID (PMCID)
17690931
 MALE Adult
Distal renal tubular acidosis and ovalocytosis: a case report.
Jamard B, Allard J, Caron P, Corberand JX, Blanchard A, Vargas-Poussou R, El Mahou S, Constantin A, Cantagrel A, Mazieres B, Laroche M.
Osteoporos Int. 2008;19(1):119-22.
A 23-year-old man presented with osteoporosis, revealed by femoral fractures, and a history of nephrolithiasis, short stature, metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia and ovalocytosis, a red blood cell abnormality common in malaria endemic regions.