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: 22055	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19595	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19375	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18946
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18880	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19155	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18638	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19940
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19827	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20064	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19941	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19592
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19752	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19925	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19541	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19559
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21734	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21714	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21978	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22282
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20309	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20071	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19830	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19896
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19519	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20574

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease