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: 5166	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4553	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4444	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4323
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4316	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4197	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4657
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4668	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4668	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4570	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4540
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4594	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4599	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4543	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4371
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5317	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5223	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5433	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 5332
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4751	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4603	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4478	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4542
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4442	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 4528

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease