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: 24696	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21059	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20861	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20383
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20702	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19933	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21419
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21328	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21589	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21456	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21075
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21276	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21423	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21066	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21071
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23301	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23339	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23606	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24048
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21964	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21681	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21407	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21454
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20999	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22914

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease