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: 5689	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5077	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4943	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4840
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4829	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4829	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4700	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5189
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5182	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5200	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5093	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5053
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5124	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5118	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5055	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4873
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5886	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5797	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5999	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5907
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5281	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5111	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4987	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5058
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4960	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5052

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease