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: 119247	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80151	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81477	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72227
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75068	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 69455	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80985
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80243	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81305	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81718	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81006
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81880	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81560	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81629	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79686
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83347	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83715	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 83393	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 90231
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87644	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85017	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83920	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81854
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 79855	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 102383

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease