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: 13232	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12432	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11985	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11989
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11881	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12033	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11842	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12585
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12563	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12695	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12663	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12407
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12417	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12340	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12138	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11944
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13829	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13612	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13824	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13712
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12669	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12500	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12324	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12482
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12216	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12363

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease