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: 20457	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18234	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17933	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17881
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17834	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18074	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17559	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18504
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18546	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18619	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18557	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18207
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18302	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18349	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18109	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18078
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20508	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20410	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20689	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20930
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18889	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18611	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18385	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18436
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18182	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19495

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease