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: 125667	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85179	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86524	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76999
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79938	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80073	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74090	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85914
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85197	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86338	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86510	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86064
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86757	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86470	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86455	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84692
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88603	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 89057	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88697	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95907
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92704	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90273	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88969	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86861
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84786	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108040

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease