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: 45203	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32803	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32993	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31352
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31604	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32346	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30208	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33578
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33540	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33648	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33680	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33249
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33500	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33508	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33293	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33106
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35349	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35546	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35915	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37779
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35495	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34597	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 34094	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 33736
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32727	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40748

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease