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: 14033	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13099	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12624	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12644
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12509	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12740	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12527	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13266
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13230	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13290	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13313	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13042
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13095	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13047	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12753	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12554
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14581	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14336	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14583	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14469
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13357	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13171	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13011	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13103
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12854	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13100

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease