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: 14079	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13165	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12672	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12706
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12586	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12799	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12574	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13321
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13290	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13353	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13372	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13100
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13150	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13115	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12802	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12597
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14646	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14407	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14647	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14536
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13428	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13235	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13077	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13156
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12906	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13152

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease