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: 5215	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4611	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4482	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4375
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4381	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4355	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4248	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4705
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4709	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4720	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4615	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4586
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4634	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4644	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4585	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4415
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5369	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5485	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5385
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4797	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4644	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4519	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4584
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4497	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4586

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease