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: 22611	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19933	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19719	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19256
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19228	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19500	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18927	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20286
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20153	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20432	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20306	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19938
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20097	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20285	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19903	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19902
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22115	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22146	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22412	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22693
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20695	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20435	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20222	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20279
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19867	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21063

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease