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: 9070	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8465	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8202	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8128
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8039	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8093	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7955	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8593
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8551	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8609	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8627	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8412
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8445	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8410	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8299	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8108
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9577	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9445	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9618	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9483
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8679	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8464	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8350	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8443
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8285	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8342

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease