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: 19681	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17495	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17233	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17145
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17144	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17382	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16853	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17752
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17782	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17846	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17795	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17444
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17553	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17619	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17390	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17337
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19740	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19623	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19875	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20121
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18114	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17836	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17601	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17672
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17430	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18765

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease