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Naegleriasis, also known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), is an almost invariably fatal infection of the brain by the free-living unicellular eukaryote Naegleria fowleri. Symptoms are meningitis-like and include headache , fever , nausea , vomiting , a stiff neck , confusion , hallucinations and seizures . [ 6 ]
PAM may be confined to certain areas or show diffuse distribution through the lungs. [8] Lung biopsy and autopsy specimens demonstrate characteristic intra-alveolar lamellar microliths. [8] [17] Calcium deposits in the alveoli begin in the lower lobes and spread over a period of years throughout the lungs. [5]
Pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) or placental malaria is a presentation of malaria in pregnancy which is life-threatening to both pregnant women and unborn fetuses. [1] PAM occurs when a pregnant woman contracts malaria, generally as a result of Plasmodium falciparum infection, and because she is pregnant, is at greater risk of associated complications such as placental malaria.
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