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: 48898	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35335	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35489	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33553
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33857	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 34628	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32308	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36088
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36113	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36105	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36283	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35797
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36044	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36013	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35816	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35748
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 37925	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38059	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 38401	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 40615
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 38273	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37264	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36744	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 36337
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35293	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 43699

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease