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: 34316	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26275	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25264
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25437	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26035	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24538	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26803
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26750	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26969	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26940	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26524
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26661	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26800	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26579	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26572
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28719	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28803	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29156	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30274
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27970	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27468	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27095	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26851
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26251	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31471

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease