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: 12493	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11787	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11341
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11251	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11374	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11205	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11938
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11901	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11986	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11999	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11780
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11791	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11662	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11531	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11329
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13152	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12915	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13122	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13013
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12020	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11805	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11678	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11770
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11552	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11667

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease