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: 41558	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30417	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30596	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29213
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29517	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30082	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28197	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31148
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31077	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31221	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31333	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30801
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31004	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31122	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30899	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30770
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33010	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33097	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33499	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35174
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32846	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32028	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31597	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31209
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30294	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37733

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease