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: 8752	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8153	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7893	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7808
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7741	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7781	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7638	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8259
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8225	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8265	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8279	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8083
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8127	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8085	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7982	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7801
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9224	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9100	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9274	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9146
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8356	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8144	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8027	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8103
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7966	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8041

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease