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: 132901	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90757	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92286	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85107
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88129	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88401	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 82013	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91832
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91053	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92289	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92316	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91802
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92448	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92072	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92299	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90326
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98472	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98848	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 98357	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106371
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98624	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 96214	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 94856	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 92891
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90520	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114103

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease