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: 119079	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80018	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81325	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72087
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74940	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75084	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69314	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80869
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80114	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81189	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81587	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80883
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81775	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81432	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81493	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79545
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83202	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83563	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83246	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90096
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87498	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84875	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83779	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81715
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79735	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102212

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease