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: 14135	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13212	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12714	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12765
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12659	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12847	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12633	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13384
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13342	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13401	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13423	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13143
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13202	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13168	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12842	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12647
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14703	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14458	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14719	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14603
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13488	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13292	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13127	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13207
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12958	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13193

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease