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: 4320	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3769	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3631	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: 3589	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: 3441	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3826
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3816	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3829	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3726	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3758
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3773	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3792	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3802	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3596
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4267	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4210	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4386	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4303
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3951	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3795	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3675	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3759
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3640	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3703

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease