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: 4076	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3555	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3390	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3169
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3188	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3125	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3033	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3582
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3581	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3604	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3491	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3523
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3550	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3562	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3579	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3369
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3790	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3702	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3912	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3830
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3712	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3585	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3450	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3532
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3425	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3482

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease