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: 20111	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17890	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17607	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17579
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17539	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17779	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17269	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18162
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18217	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18277	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18223	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17855
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17953	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18020	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17779	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17736
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20165	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20064	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20336	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20574
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18541	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18265	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18038	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18088
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17858	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19195

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease