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: 10187	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9538	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9243	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9165
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9081	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9158	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9013	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9670
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9631	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9683	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9707	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9483
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9527	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9489	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9366	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9177
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10737	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10587	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10750	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10652
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9735	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9564	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9429	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9510
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9336	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9412

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease