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: 22054	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19595	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19373	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18943
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18878	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19155	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18637	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19940
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19826	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20060	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19938	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19591
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19752	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19923	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19541	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19558
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21729	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21714	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21975	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22277
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20308	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20068	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19827	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19895
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19515	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20572

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease