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: 168405	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114372	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116448	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106030
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109226	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109792	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101640	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116300
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115105	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116185	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115811	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115578
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116107	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116081	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116883	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114630
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125816	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126370	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 125882	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137028
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 125941	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122707	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120695	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117769
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114828	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145052

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease