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: 21120	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18808	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18562	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18341
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18276	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18548	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18029	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19117
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19031	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19253	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19152	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18802
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18918	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18984	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18709	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18725
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21035	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20967	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21221	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21478
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19475	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19229	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18988	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19046
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18746	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19884

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease