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: 21208	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18895	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18651	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18402
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18334	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18608	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18087	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19207
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19105	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19334	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19228	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18892
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18986	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19066	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18795	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18806
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21105	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21033	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21288	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21557
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19559	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19306	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19073	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19120
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18839	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19939

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease