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: 10454	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9790	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9501	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9412
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9365	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9404	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9265	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9938
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9893	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9942	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9977	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9769
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9789	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9744	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9643	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9450
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11026	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10864	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11027	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10930
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9986	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9829	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9677	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9763
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9600	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9663

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease