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: 14754	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13675	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13318	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13248
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13176	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13335	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13090	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13863
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13826	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13954	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13911	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13628
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13683	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13676	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13470	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13303
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15308	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15075	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15326	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15245
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13961	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13858	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13649	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13703
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13451	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13775

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease