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: 10274	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9616	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9330	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9250
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9176	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9091	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9757
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9715	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9769	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9792	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9581
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9613	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9577	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9466	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9267
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10826	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10678	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10830	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10741
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9827	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9649	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9501	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9587
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9430	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9492

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease