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: 8358	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7752	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7509	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7428
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7344	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7398	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7250	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7880
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7822	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7881	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7866	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7670
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7724	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7709	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7601	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7430
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8804	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8847	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8732
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7952	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7739	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7643	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7723
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7576	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7650

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease