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: 11333	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10665	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10225
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10202	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10090	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10802
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10763	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10831	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10874	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10648
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10645	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10585	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10485	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10279
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11910	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11723	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11917	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11807
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10866	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10700	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10550	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10650
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10444	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10520

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease