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: 9838	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9195	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8898	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8835
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8750	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8817	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8677	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9323
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9289	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9327	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9355	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9142
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9191	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9143	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9022	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8820
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10370	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10236	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10387	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10278
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9395	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9216	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9076	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9176
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9014	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9086

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease