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: 20733	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18475	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18181	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18084
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18061	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18287	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17767	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18761
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18730	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18876	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18822	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18458
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18582	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18606	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18355	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18352
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20736	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20683	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20944	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21201
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19129	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18892	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18635	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18682
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18416	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19653

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease