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: 3765	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3268	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3105	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2805
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2853	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2780	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 2672	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3256
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3269	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3330	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3159	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3206
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3218	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3247	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3281	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3064
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3373	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3277	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3492	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3420
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3407	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3284	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3139	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3226
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3093	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3169

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease