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: 13866	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12992	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12520	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12531
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12391	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12564	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12389	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13157
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13126	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13181	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13185	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12950
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12981	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12897	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12641	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12449
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14435	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14177	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14460	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14315
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13248	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13023	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12890	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12996
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12741	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12938

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease