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: 118325	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79422	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80686	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71538
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74359	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74514	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68830	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80315
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79586	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80654	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81009	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80320
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81235	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80865	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80931	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78989
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82950	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82588	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89437
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86917	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84308	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83202	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81073
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79178	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101519

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease