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: 7831	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7251	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6997	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6972
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6848	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6918	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6782	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7374
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7323	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7386	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7380	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7187
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7231	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7211	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7095	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6936
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8288	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8164	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8345	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8211
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7453	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7225	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7148	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7224
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7078	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7162

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease