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: 124536	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84475	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85747	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76125
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79059	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79201	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73318	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85229
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84509	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85633	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85859	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85385
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86010	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85748	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85749	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83971
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87686	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88169	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87794	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94940
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91947	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89502	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88240	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86157
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84078	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107136

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease