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: 10660	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9999	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9726	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9608
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9572	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9611	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9457	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10138
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10096	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10161	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10188	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9970
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9988	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9939	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9859	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9678
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11242	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11058	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11231	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11144
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10208	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10037	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9885	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9970
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9805	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9859

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease