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: 20375	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18157	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17857	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17820
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17776	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18018	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17507	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18431
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18482	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18538	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18491	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18136
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18221	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18284	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18030	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17995
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20443	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20343	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20620	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20869
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18807	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18526	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18315	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18374
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18115	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19438

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease