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: 10409	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9755	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9477	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9385
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9368	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9235	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9903
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9853	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9903	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9936	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9726
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9746	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9709	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9601	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9416
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10988	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10827	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10986	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10884
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9956	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9792	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9640	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9719
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9574	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9624

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease