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: 4327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3781	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3642	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3574
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3595	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3552	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3450	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3833
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3825	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3836	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3733	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3766
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3783	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3799	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3810	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3605
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4276	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4219	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4397	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4315
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3960	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3806	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3683	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3768
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3652	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3711

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease