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: 14398	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13407	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13074	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12974
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12939	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13077	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12853	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13581
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13577	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13607	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13620	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13360
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13428	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13416	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13215	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13042
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14978	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14751	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14991	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14890
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13707	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13564	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13335	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13387
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13175	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13469

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease