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: 17037	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15519	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15117	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15093
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15040	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15206	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14835	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15735
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15646	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15881	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15832	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15439
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15493	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15542	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15336	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15240
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17470	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17240	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17560	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17586
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15971	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15733	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15550	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15692
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15333	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16099

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease