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: 10350	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9684	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9417	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9327
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9261	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9308	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9165	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9829
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9793	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9843	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9869	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9658
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9688	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9641	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9549	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9349
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10909	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10764	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10908	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10817
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9899	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9727	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9572	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9667
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9503	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9556

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease