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: 11622	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10924	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10619	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10497
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10467	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10518	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10379	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11068
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11021	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11090	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11156	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10916
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10906	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10847	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10746	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10549
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12210	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12020	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12206	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12095
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11152	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10974	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10818	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10907
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10717	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10808

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease