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: 22416	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19839	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19627	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19184
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19145	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19415	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18842	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20200
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20075	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20344	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20216	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19852
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19999	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20191	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19802	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19810
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22017	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22029	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22307	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22576
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20587	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20332	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20128	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20175
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19780	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20917

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease