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: 20113	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17896	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17609	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17581
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17542	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17785	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17272	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18168
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18221	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18280	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18226	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17856
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17956	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18023	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17780	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17739
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20168	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20065	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20340	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20580
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18543	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18266	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18041	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18094
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17860	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19198

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease