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: 16599	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15206	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14713	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14758
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14669	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14853	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14499	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15382
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15308	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15572	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15469	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15101
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15165	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15189	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14928	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14808
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17115	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16857	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17178	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17120
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15619	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15377	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15216	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15338
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14976	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15658

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease