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: 22089	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19619	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19401	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18967
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18902	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19178	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18656	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19969
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19849	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20093	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19964	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19607
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19773	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19956	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19563	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19583
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21761	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21741	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22015	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22305
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20334	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20098	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19852	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19924
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19544	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20595

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease