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: 175835	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120440	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122619	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 111697
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115279	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 115694	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 107064	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122052
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121060	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121907	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121618	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121240
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121789	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121779	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122747	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120375
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 132978	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133522	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 133120	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 144747
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 132101	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 128803	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126767	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 123903
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120857	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 151711

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease