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: 18662	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16687	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16329	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16313
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16529	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16006	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16887
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16866	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17001	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16967	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16609
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16702	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16726	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16523	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16427
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18836	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18642	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18941	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19129
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17220	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16963	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16743	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16828
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16560	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17746

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease