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: 4051	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3533	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3361	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3116
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3139	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3076	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2978	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3540
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3547	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3578	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3453	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3490
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3520	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3537	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3557	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3344
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3722	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3627	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3833	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3747
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3687	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3560	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3425	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3502
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3388	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3451

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease