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: 8168	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7566	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7317	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7260
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7168	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7221	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7088	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7679
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7638	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7694	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7690	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7499
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7533	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7524	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7238
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8613	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8493	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8668	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8533
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7765	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7553	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7456	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7529
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7385	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7474

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease