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: 14354	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13372	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13029	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12949
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12897	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13048	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12825	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13555
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13539	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13572	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13587	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13322
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13384	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13378	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13179	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12990
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14930	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14702	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14953	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14850
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13672	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13532	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13303	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13360
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13147	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13424

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease