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: 119749	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80561	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81870	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72621
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75460	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75647	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69807	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81403
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80612	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81699	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82096	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81404
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82267	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81955	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82029	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80089
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83783	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 84147	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83824	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90706
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88062	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85459	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84318	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82209
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80245	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102881

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease