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: 14164	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13240	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12772	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12803
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12721	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12873	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12661	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13414
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13378	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13425	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13448	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13188
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13237	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13194	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12930	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12746
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14738	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14495	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14758	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14649
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13523	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13331	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13155	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13235
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12988	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13225

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease