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: 5949	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5351	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5203	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5097
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5081	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5085	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4953	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5457
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5436	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5459	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5364	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5320
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5372	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5379	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5310	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5146
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6172	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6084	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6186
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5553	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5371	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5250	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5326
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5230	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 5323

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease