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: 11061	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10402	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10098	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9977
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9950	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9992	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9837	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10535
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10479	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10549	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10597	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10378
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10375	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10324	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10227	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10039
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11637	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11450	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11632	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11543
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10595	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10430	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10276	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10366
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10192	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10260

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease