RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a marathon runner
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 878
OP 879
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2006.027862
VO 40
IS 10
A1 D A Townes
YR 2006
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/40/10/878.abstract
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.