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: 4305	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3747	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3612	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3547
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3566	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3524	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3422	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3807
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3793	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3812	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3706	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3732
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3752	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3772	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3781	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3579
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4179	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4361	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4275
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3930	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3775	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3654	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3743
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3625	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3687

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease