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: 122409	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82683	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83992	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74480
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77385	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77562	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71683	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83474
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82718	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83883	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84128	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83630
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84252	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84018	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84000	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82161
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85754	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 86232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85878	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92951
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 90215	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87654	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86411	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84378
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82307	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 105176

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease