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: 9202	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8600	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8312	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8259
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8156	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8210	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8090	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8739
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8676	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8744	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8759	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8556
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8587	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8533	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8413	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8223
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9717	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9575	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9760	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9618
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8806	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8589	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8482	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8587
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8419	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8465

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease