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: 8318	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7719	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7475	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7387
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7312	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7359	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7216	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7829
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7785	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7848	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7835	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7639
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7681	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7665	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7564	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7391
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8765	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8639	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8815	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8693
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7915	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7705	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7606	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7690
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7537	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7611

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease