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: 3438	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2980	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2867	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2523
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2590	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2552	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2436	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2972
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3002	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3050	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2901	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2916
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2919	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3013	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3012	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2826
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3088	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3025	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3207	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3102
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3109	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3070	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2850	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2952
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2835	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 2885

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease