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: 121315	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81827	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 73692
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76542	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76736	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70914	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82621
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81822	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82973	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83278	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82672
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83436	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83146	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83175	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81357
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84891	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84983	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91990
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89383	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86746	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85565	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83501
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81450	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104184

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease