“…Secondary spontaneous pneumomediastinum is often associated with a respiratory tract infection or an asthma exacerbation, as in this case 1–4. Clinical presentation includes more frequently chest pain and cough 3. Other reported symptoms are dyspnoea, neck pain, odynophagia, dysphagia, neck and upper chest swelling, torticollis, dysphonia, abdominal or back pain 2 5.…”