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: 61679	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44076	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44338	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40874
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41578	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 42477	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39633	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44939
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44660	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44723	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44963	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44505
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44879	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44968	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44598	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44402
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46445	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46620	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 46994	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 49905
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47635	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 46468	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45719	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45114
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 44013	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 54342

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease