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: 134604	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92171	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86407
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89459	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89714	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83276	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93349
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92553	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93779	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93896	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93311
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93899	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93529	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93825	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91840
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100376	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100659	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100182	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108310
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100207	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97818	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96406	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94398
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91928	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115420

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease