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Distal renal tubular acidosis and ovalocytosis: a case report.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jan 2008
Jamard B, Allard J, Caron P, Corberand J X, Blanchard A, Vargas-Poussou R, El Mahou S, Constantin A, Cantagrel A, Mazières B, Laroche M
Abstract excerpt
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. Biological investigations led to the diagnosis of type 1 distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA). Ovalocytosis and dRTA may co-exist in the same patient, since both can originate...
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