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: 168275	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114281	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116341	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105918
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109108	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109697	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101568	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116221
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115004	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116105	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115737	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115510
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116037	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115995	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116796	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114554
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125710	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126268	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125760	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 136919
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125832	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122603	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120595	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117670
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114727	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 144935

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease