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: 127523	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86274	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87664	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78627
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81598	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 81763	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75633	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87051
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86334	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87467	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87660	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87188
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87938	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87616	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87615	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85820
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90880	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90383	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97847
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 93957	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91563	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90188	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 88063
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85914	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109708

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease