Post-traumatic pleural effusion: Don't forget the chylothorax!

In this case we describe a 58-year-old male with bilateral pleural effusion after a blunt trauma to the back. A pleural puncture revealed a chylothorax. An additional computed tomography scan showed a vertebral fracture at level D8 with rupture of the nearby thoracic duct.

Severe Hypertriglyceridemia After Use of Bempedoic Acid.

Unlabelled: Bempedoic is a new drug for the management of hypercholesterolemia, approved since 2020 by the EMA for use in Europe. In this case report, we describe a 65-year-old woman with sudden worsening of hypertriglyceridemia after the introduction of bempedoic acid. Triglyceride levels normalized quickly on withdrawal of the drug.