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: 137770	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94088	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95614	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88044
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91159	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91454	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84971	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95537
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94695	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95934	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95998	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95414
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96063	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95731	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96117	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94131
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102800	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102976	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 102519	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 110995
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102684	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100241	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98755	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96541
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94015	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118168

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease