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: 4115	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3585	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3424	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3275
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3287	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3235	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3141	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3623
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3618	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3646	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3522	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3556
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3590	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3596	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3607	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3401
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3906	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3806	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 4019	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 3937
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3754	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3617	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3486	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3561
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3453	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 3512

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease