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: 124158	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84130	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75790
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78717	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78852	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72980	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84877
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84184	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85292	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85498	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85064
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85666	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85427	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83596
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87310	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87794	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87438	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94529
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91636	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89114	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87863	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85787
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83711	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106772

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease