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: 14382	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13388	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13053	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12963
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12920	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13063	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12840	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13576
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13560	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13592	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13601	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13345
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13410	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13404	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13198	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13021
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14959	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14740	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14976	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14873
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13694	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13550	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13324	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13378
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13167	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13451

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease