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: 21720	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19311	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19099	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18705
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18627	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18924	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18385	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19634
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19561	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19783	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19659	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19320
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19466	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19526	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19263	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19265
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21424	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21397	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21643	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21965
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20001	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19747	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19533	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19584
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19260	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20258

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease