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: 4378	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3835	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3704	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3627
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3647	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3606	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3496	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3886
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3886	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3891	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3799	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3822
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3839	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3853	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3864	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3665
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4345	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4308	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4471	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4387
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4020	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3869	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3741	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3828
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3703	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3772

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease