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: 13573	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12765	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12267	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12280
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12163	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12318	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12122	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12927
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12844	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12995	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12982	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12680
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12704	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12642	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12401	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12225
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14142	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13919	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14188	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14034
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13002	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12776	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12647	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12775
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12486	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12673

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease