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: 133235	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91013	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92566	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85459
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88478	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88753	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82377	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92113
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91365	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92570	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92635	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92107
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92744	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92358	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92586	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90624
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98971	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 99287	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98822	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106888
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98939	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96505	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 95178	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93181
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90812	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114358

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease