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: 8101	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7500	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7235	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7195
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7096	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7160	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7024	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7617
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7565	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7628	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7619	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7434
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7468	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7454	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7337	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7162
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8535	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8418	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8602	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8461
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7704	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7484	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7388	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7474
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7323	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7407

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease