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: 22805	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20034	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19853	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19378
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19332	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19624	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19025	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20392
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20274	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20547	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20418	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20052
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20219	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20403	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20013	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20024
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22264	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22527	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22841
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20810	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20568	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20349	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20402
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19991	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21241

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease