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: 13056	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12292	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11870	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11845
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11762	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11696	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12423
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12403	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12488	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12488	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12273
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12284	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12191	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12010	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11829
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13674	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13656	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13541
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12516	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12347	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12176	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12281
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12073	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12209

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease