Delayed presentation of penetrating cardiac injuries is exceedingly rare due to the observed near 100% pre-hospital mortality. We describe a case of a patient who presented for evaluation nearly 24 h after sustaining a self-inflicted pneumatic nail gun injury to the right ventricular outflow tract. Remarkably, the patient had no evidence of hemodynamic compromise.
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December 2019
Purpose: To report an atypical case of acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy (APMPPE) with central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis and recurrent strokes.
Observations: A 57 year-old female presented with APMPPE after a febrile illness and rash. She developed an acute infarct on magnetic resonance imaging.