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: 12321	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11591	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11227	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11163
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11076	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11196	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11028	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11751
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11722	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11789	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11812	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11603
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11601	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11488	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11359	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11169
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12955	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12725	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12908	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12814
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11829	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11637	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11484	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11566
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11377	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11501

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease