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: 21991	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19554	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19330	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18895
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18825	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19106	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18577	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19901
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19785	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20002	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19887	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19537
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19700	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19851	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19491	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19514
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21666	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21653	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21908	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22198
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20248	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20014	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19778	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19847
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19467	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20508

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease