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: 11513	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10820	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10519	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10385
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10377	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10414	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10264	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10962
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10924	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10984	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11032	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10805
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10800	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10741	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10652	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10448
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12096	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11899	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12094	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11979
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11040	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10867	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10704	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10806
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10609	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10696

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease