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: 121844	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82223	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83506	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74073
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76953	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77149	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71286	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83043
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82226	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83430	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83694	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83133
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83828	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83560	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83584	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81726
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85308	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85758	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85412	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92459
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89783	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87186	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85982	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83934
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81883	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104670

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease