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: 149302	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 101801	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103570	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95415
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98617	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99064	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92248	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103805
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102766	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104156	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103985	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 103604
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104131	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104011	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104452	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102314
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112834	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 113051	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 112694	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 121927
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111653	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109088	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107303	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104836
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102201	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128511

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease