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: 10379	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9729	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9452	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9364
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9339	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9204	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9877
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9826	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9888	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9919	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9690
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9721	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9679	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9585	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9387
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10945	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10795	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10958	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10858
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9939	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9766	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9619	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9708
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9542	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9591

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease