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: 22261	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19749	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19538	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19092
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19045	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19307	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18773	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20091
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19981	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20238	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20111	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19746
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19899	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20091	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19692	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19710
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21896	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21896	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22194	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22468
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20472	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20228	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20001	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20067
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19676	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20792

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease