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: 128364	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86902	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88314	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80106
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83099	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83208	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76998	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87725
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86922	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88094	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88320	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87789
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88601	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88226	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88256	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86445
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91982	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92593	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92119	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99804
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94616	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92238	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90844	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88689
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86520	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110306

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease