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: 7492	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6919	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6634
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6539	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6574	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6462	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7049
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6982	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7055	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7033	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6852
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6890	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6877	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6766	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6607
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7909	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7785	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7982	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7864
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7113	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6869	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6815	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6898
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6737	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6838

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease