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: 27258	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22508	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22359	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21733
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21744	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22200	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21190	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22908
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22801	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23079	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22976	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22544
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22776	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22945	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22590	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22539
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24798	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24841	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25112	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25733
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23608	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23239	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22964	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22928
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22414	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25190

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease