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: 10042	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9099	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9028
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9005	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8861	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9524
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9478	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9531	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9560	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9344
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9374	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9339	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9221	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9022
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10581	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10434	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10594	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10493
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9582	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9403	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9264	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9358
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9199	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9274

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease