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: 7074	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6483	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6265	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6207
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6149	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6174	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6048	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6611
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6563	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6617	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6531	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6430
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6475	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6465	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6379	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6202
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7383	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7286	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7530	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7418
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6679	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6453	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6391	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6476
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6324	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6426

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease