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: 21535	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19172	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18939	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18603
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18511	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18812	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18264	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19470
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19404	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19615	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19501	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19161
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19284	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19362	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19089	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19101
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21312	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21274	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21518	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21812
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19853	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19595	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19368	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19425
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19110	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20144

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease