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: 29629	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23751	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23675	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22945
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22954	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23458	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22335	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24201
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24188	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24378	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24293	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23868
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24057	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24210	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23890	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23805
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26085	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26161	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26433	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 27249
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25101	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24648	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24325	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24264
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23690	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27275

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease