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: 160382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108600	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110666	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101032
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104342	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104874	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 97378	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110802
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109736	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111050	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110714	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110456
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110956	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110890	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 111557	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109299
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120095	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 120427	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119994	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 130275
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 119745	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116594	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114700	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 112060
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109241	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 138393

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease