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: 9815	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9176	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8823
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8730	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8800	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8660	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9302
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9270	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9316	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9336	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9127
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9172	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9118	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8992	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8796
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10349	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10210	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10368	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10257
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9382	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9198	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9053	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9154
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8996	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9065

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease