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: 53055	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38444	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38663	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36196
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 36518	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37338	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34920	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39292
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39135	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39191	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39403	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38848
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39167	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39272	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38947	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38888
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40983	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41033	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 41481	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 43802
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 41548	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 40541	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39923	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 39464
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38406	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 47116

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease