| Summary Information |
| Diseases / List of Physical / Traumatic
Diseases / Disease summary |
| Alternative Names |
Subcutaneous
emphysema |
| Disease Agents |
Thought
to be associated with physical injury. |
| Infectious
Agent (s) |
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| Non-infectious
Agent (s) |
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| Physical
agents |
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| General Description |
- Emphysematous (air-filled) swelling under the skin.
- May be localized, e.g in the neck region, or generalized affecting large
areas of the body.
(B11.34.w2,
B13.15.w10, B14) |
| Further Information |
- Frequently no apparent causal event.
- Usually self-limiting.
- Air may be allowed to escape by creating one or two small holes (0.5mm
diameter) in the skin over the affected area, using a small cauterizing instrument. The
hole(s) may be left to close naturally (over about seven to ten days).
(B11.34.w2,
B13.15.w10, B14) |
| Techniques linked to this disease |
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| Host taxa groups /species |
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| Disease has been reported in either the wild or in captivity
in the following WATERFOWL Species: |
[N.B. Miscellaneous
/ Traumatic Diseases tend to be under-reported and the majority are likely to affect all
waterfowl species, given exposure to the related disease agents/factors.]
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ducks (B10.26.w12).
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| Disease has been reported in free-ranging populations of the
following WATERFOWL Species: |
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