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: 4124	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3600	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3295
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3308	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3260	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3164	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3629
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3629	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3654	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3532	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3566
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3600	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3607	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3618	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3412
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3926	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3831	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4047	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3965
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3764	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3625	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3495	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3574
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3462	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3522

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease