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: 142807	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 97763	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99408	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 91661
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94586	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 95079	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 88620	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99700
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98727	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100006	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99967	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99575
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100093	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 99900	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100431	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98311
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108290	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108440	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 108009	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 116771
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107022	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104526	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102790	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 100628
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 98112	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122755

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease