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: 9977	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9324	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9042	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8964
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8879	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8947	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8805	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9454
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9420	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9465	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9500	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9281
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9319	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9275	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9164	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8980
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10517	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10371	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10529	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10424
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9534	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9345	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9209	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9305
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9143	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9215

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease