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: 3766	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3269	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3105	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2808
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2856	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2781	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2674	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3257
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3273	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3332	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3162	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3208
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3222	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3249	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3283	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3067
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3376	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3278	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3495	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3422
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3410	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3287	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3143	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3228
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3096	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3172

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease