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: 13647	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12832	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12334	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12344
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12229	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12388	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12193	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13004
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12911	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13055	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13055	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12744
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12774	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12711	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12468	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12287
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14205	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13990	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14262	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14110
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13070	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12840	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12715	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12846
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12544	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12744

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease