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: 167099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113351	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115557	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 105004
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108306	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100810	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115349
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114275	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115389	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115026	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114813
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115306	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115290	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116050	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113842
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 124753	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125227	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 124732	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 135700
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124967	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 121683	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119630	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116933
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113936	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 143839

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease