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: 22052	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19594	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19372	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18941
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18876	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19152	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18636	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19935
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19822	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20058	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19937	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19589
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19749	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19920	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19536	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19555
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21722	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21713	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21969	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22274
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20306	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20065	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19822	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19892
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19513	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20569

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease