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: 27948	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22892	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22083
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22100	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22593	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21518	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23274
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23173	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23431	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23390	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22949
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23140	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23345	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22962	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22888
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25168	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25244	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25474	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26148
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 24027	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23646	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23347	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23315
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22794	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25801

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease