External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10150	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9497	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9203	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9121
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9038	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9116	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8961	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9624
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9577	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9634	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9663	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9439
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9486	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9450	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9326	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9133
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10693	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10609
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9691	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9516	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9379	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9454
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9296	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9380

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease