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: 14292	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13331	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12967	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12897
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12849	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13000	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12774	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13511
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13497	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13536	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13549	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13282
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13353	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13327	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13123	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12928
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14883	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14641	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14887	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14788
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13631	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13477	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13258	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13316
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13102	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13361

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease