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: 7161	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6577	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6362	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6298
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6230	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6255	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6139	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6705
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6653	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6710	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6620	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6515
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6579	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6554	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6468	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6292
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7392	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7521
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6773	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6547	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6483	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6569
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6428	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6508

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease