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: 121350	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81858	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83119	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73719
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76570	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76772	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70938	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82654
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81855	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83006	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83308	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82709
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83461	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83174	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83190	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81386
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84929	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85377	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85015	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92019
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89405	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86784	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85593	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83534
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81482	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104216

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease