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: 41342	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30281	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30454	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29083
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29374	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29935	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28076	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31007
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30932	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31089	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31179	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30656
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30876	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30955	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30749	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30615
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32859	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32969	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33357	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35008
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32694	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31889	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31457	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31063
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30161	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37537

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease