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: 5164	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4551	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4439	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4318
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4332	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4313	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4196	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4653
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4665	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4663	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4568	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4538
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4589	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4594	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4541	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4367
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5313	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5220	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5428	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5323
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4746	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4601	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4476	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4540
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4441	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4527

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease