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: 13086	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12316	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11891	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11867
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11775	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11915	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11725	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12445
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12434	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12514	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12512	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12294
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12309	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12211	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12033	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11845
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13491	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13679	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13571
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12540	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12369	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12198	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12308
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12095	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12235

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease