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: 118975	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79935	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72013
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74859	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75003	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69256	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80791
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80033	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81132	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81483	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80788
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81688	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81354	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81404	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79457
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83114	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83139	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90001
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87407	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84790	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83683	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81616
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79646	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102114

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease