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: 98824	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66106	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66997	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59814
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62293	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 62713	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 57874	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66981
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66419	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67423	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67842	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67007
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67810	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67682	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67513	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 68973	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69388	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69121	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74784
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 72559	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 70443	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 69304	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 67364
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66020	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85825

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease