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: 92816	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62208	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63160	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 56369
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 58596	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 59128	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 54612	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63007
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62492	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63537	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63997	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62949
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63899	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63795	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63552	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62027
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 64969	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65495	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 65147	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 70390
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 68307	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 66127	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 65233	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 63266
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 62253	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 80907

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease