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: 124093	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84068	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75741
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78669	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78796	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72937	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84813
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84132	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85250	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85435	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85008
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85603	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85375	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85312	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83551
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87262	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87732	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87388	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94479
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91575	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89059	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87801	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85715
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83646	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106719

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease