PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - D A Townes TI - Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a marathon runner AID - 10.1136/bjsm.2006.027862 DP - 2006 Oct 01 TA - British Journal of Sports Medicine PG - 878--879 VI - 40 IP - 10 4099 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/10/878.short 4100 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/10/878.full SO - Br J Sports Med2006 Oct 01; 40 AB - A previously healthy 19 year old male presented to the emergency department complaining of soreness in his neck, difficulty taking a deep breath, and a “crinkly feeling” in his neck and upper chest after running a marathon. He was diagnosed with spontaneous pneumomediastinum. He did not require any intervention or hospitalisation and made a full recovery.