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: 164930	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112007	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114133	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103630
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106908	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99702	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114061
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113075	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114274	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113900	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113699
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114197	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114110	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114898	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112634
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123199	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123607	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 123152	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133773
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123444	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120229	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118245	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115589
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112667	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 141801

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease