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: 10319	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9655	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9367	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9292
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9224	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9276	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9132	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9805
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9757	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9808	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9839	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9627
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9662	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9616	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9510	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9310
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10880	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10724	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10875	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10781
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9866	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9699	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9544	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9630
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9474	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9527

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease