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: 11424	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10743	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10428	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10307
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10294	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10334	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10188	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10875
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10841	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10897	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10956	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10718
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10729	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10669	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10576	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10371
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12002	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11817	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12003	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11897
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10957	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10790	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10625	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10724
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10537	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10611

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease