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: 11513	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10818	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10519	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10385
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10377	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10413	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10262	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10961
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10923	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10983	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11031	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10805
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10800	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10740	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10651	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10448
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12095	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11899	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12093	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11979
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11039	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10866	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10704	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10806
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10609	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10694

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease