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: 14230	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13279	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12892	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12852
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12770	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12940	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12721	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13457
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13433	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13466	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13502	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13244
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13291	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13258	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13046	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12852
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14816	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14566	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14822	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14712
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13571	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13402	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13199	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13272
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13063	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13283

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease