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: 22337	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19788	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19586	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19132
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19099	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19360	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18804	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20137
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20023	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20282	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20151	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19796
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19945	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20132	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19739	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19764
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21956	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21962	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22248	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22521
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20523	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20270	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20064	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20119
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19722	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20842

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease