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: 122025	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82364	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83652	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74180
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77102	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77262	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71397	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83170
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82365	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83557	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83816	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83295
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83963	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83710	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83700	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81856
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85449	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85899	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85551	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92601
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89922	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87318	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 86105	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84067
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82021	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104833

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease