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: 29972	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23940	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23888	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23103
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23157	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23651	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22492	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24421
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24331	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24584	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24492	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24063
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24260	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24407	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24092	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23985
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26299	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26374	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26626	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27468
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25317	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24843	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24523	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24447
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23878	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27616

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease