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: 17223	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15617	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15242	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15208
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15154	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15327	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14935	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15835
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15758	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15989	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15922	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15560
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15607	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15650	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15452	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15349
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17598	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17393	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17713	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17747
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16112	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15864	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15672	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15786
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15445	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 16303

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease