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: 12402	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11682	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11313	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11258
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11160	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11289	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11111	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11847
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11807	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11880	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11903	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11698
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11693	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11577	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11454	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11251
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13054	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12815	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13007	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12912
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11924	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11724	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11571	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11669
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11474	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11587

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease