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: 21891	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19483	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19239	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18829
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18745	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19036	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18498	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19800
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19692	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19923	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19799	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19456
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19616	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19728	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19412	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19435
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21555	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21801	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22103
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20152	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19919	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19687	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19740
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19391	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20411

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease