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: 14591	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13553	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13115
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13084	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13218	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12981	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13733
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13723	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13789	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13768	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13513
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13568	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13563	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13361	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13191
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15156	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14942	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15180	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15097
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13840	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13732	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13503	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13546
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13333	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13639

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease