Concomitant Purulent Pericarditis and Pleuritis Due to Following Endobronchial Biopsy for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.

The authors present a very rare case of bacterial purulent pericarditis due to 2 weeks following an endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy. On his presentation, he was in cardiac tamponade, for which he underwent an emergent pericardiocentesis with purulent drainage. Similar organisms grew in his left pleural effusion.

A Case of Hypoglycemia With Concomitant Use of a Sulfonylurea and Clopidogrel.

Hypoglycemia secondary to sulfonylureas and clopidogrel have been independently described in the literature. However, there has been minimal investigation into the risk of clopidogrel-induced hypoglycemia in the setting of long-term or concomitant sulfonylurea use in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. We present a case of a patient with diabetes well managed on glimepiride (second-generation sulfonylurea) for more than 10 years who presented with an episode of hypoglycemia shortly after initiation of clopidogrel for peripheral vascular disease.