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: 9827	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9184	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8889	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8826
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8742	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8810	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8668	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9310
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9281	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9324	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9345	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9135
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9182	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9128	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9014	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8811
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10357	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10220	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10378	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10268
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9386	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9207	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9064	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9168
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9003	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9076

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease