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: 158436	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107245	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109284	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 100231
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 103519	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 104015	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 96633	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109462
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108394	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109732	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109495	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109219
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109748	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 109611	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110227	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 108006
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118991	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 119272	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 118869	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 129014
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 118277	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115205	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 113326	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 110674
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 107896	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 137024

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease