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: 5984	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5136
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5106	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5117	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4996	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5496
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5476	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5495	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5400	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5360
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5406	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5405	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5348	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5180
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6213	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6115	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6328	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6224
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5584	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5407	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5283	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5364
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5265	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5351

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease