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: 50442	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36494	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36690	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34558
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34863	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35630	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33265	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37319
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37231	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37261	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37447	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36991
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37176	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37251	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36978	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39064	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39162	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 39564	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41822
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39484	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38498	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37890	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37550
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36437	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 45042

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease