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: 12128	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11398	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11080	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10979
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10921	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11011	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10841	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11555
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11515	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11579	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11619	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11412
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11397	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11303	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11219	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11009
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12738	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12523	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12710	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12625
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11628	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11457	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11275	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11371
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11200	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11313

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease