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: 15784	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14573	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14047	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14128
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14021	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14151	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13860	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14765
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14638	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15010	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14885	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14447
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14488	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14500	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14260	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14128
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16318	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16064	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16422	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16298
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14885	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14697	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14584	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14703
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14288	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14775

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease