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: 11099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10431	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10128	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10014
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9983	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10026	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9871	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10571
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10521	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10584	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10629	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10419
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10418	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10264	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10070
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11682	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11488	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11673	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11585
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10635	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10475	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10316	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10396
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10224	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10295

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease