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: 13652	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12837	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12339	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12348
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12235	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12390	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12199	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13013
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12918	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13057	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13058	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12748
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12780	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12718	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12473	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12295
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14214	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13993	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14267	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14111
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13079	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12842	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12722	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12847
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12548	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12748

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease