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: 15970	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14758	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14219	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14293
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14161	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14001	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14936
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14814	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15172	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15074	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14603
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14637	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14647	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14415	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14285
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16517	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16241	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16648	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16501
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15122	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14836	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14764	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14907
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14455	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14999

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease