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: 3758	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3260	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3101	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2801
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2846	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2774	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2665	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3249
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3264	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3325	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3153	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3199
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3214	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3242	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3274	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3058
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3364	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3271	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3486	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3414
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3401	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3278	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3133	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3221
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3088	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3165

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease