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: 21959	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19538	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19304	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18876
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18804	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19087	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18553	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19874
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19759	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19982	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19855	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19520
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19683	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19822	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19477	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19497
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21633	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21619	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21881	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22172
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20220	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19993	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19751	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19818
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19447	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20481

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease