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: 4070	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3552	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3384	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3149
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3169	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3108	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3011	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3576
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3576	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3600	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3487	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3519
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3546	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3559	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3574	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3367
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3772	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3682	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3888	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3809
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3709	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3582	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3445	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3528
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3419	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3477

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease