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: 9837	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9194	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8835
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8749	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8817	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8676	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9320
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9288	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9327	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9353	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9140
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9190	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9142	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9022	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8820
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10370	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10234	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10386	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10277
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9395	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9216	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9075	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9175
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9014	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9086

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease