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: 10157	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9504	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9206	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9132
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9046	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9126	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8972	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9632
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9592	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9644	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9671	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9451
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9494	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9461	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9335	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9143
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10556	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10714	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10622
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9699	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9531	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9392	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9470
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9308	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9386

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease