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: 6153	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5534	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5380	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5287
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5263	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5270	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5144	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5643
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5633	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5659	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5551	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5499
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5558	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5557	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5497	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5317
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6391	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6275	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6489	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6384
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5744	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5554	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5451	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5520
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5415	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5512

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease