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: 114809	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76962	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78149	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69340
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72018	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72214	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 66771	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77887
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 77130	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78301	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78637	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78015
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78824	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78365	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78508	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76434
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80073	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 80355	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 79994	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86709
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84347	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81811	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80681	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 78560
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 76786	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98570

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease