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: 10045	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9394	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9106	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9034
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8947	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9010	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8864	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9530
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9486	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9539	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9566	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9347
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9381	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9350	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9226	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9026
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10587	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10438	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10597	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10498
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9593	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9415	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9269	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9364
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9208	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9281

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease