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: 10305	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9641	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9348	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9276
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9201	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9264	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9114	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9782
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9736	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9792	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9820	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9597
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9645	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9597	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9489	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9289
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10860	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10706	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10856	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10759
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9845	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9679	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9531	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9614
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9457	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9513

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease