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case_images: Picture of the patient's left eye at presentation showing lacerated lateral canthus, prolapse of the uveal tissues, extensive subconjunctival hemorrhage, chemosis, and total hyphema.
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: There was left periorbital hematoma, extensive subconjunctival hemorrhage and chemosis, prolapse of uveal tissue from the temporal side of the eyeball, and total hyphema, which obscured visualization of the pupil (Figure 1).
case_images: Plain X-ray of the skull, anteroposterior (A) and lateral (B) views, showing a metallic foreign body resembling a nail.
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: Plain skull X-ray showed a nail that had penetrated the left orbital roof (Figure 2).
case_images: Non-contrasted CT brain (coronal view) showing the nail (A) and fractures of the left orbital roof and floor (B).
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case_images: FIG3
case_images: The nail, measuring 3.2 cm, was lodged in the frontal lobe of the brain as revealed by plain computed tomography (CT) (Figure 3).
case_images: A three-dimensional reconstructed CT of the brain showing the nail penetrated in the left orbital roof and lodged in the frontal lobes.
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case_images: FIG4
case_images: There were fractures of the left orbital roof and floor (Figure 4).