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: 13894	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13001	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12534	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12551
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12406	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12599	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12422	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13175
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13144	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13195	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13194	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12957
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12996	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12922	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12654	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12459
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14450	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14212	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14476	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14339
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13261	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13056	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12899	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13004
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12760	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12966

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease