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: 22093	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19621	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19402	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18971
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18906	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19180	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18659	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19972
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19851	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20095	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19966	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19610
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19775	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19959	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19567	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19588
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21763	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21745	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22017	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22312
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20338	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20103	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19857	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19926
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19547	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20604

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease