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: 22745	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19998	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19808	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19339
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19295	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19577	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18997	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20361
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20230	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20512	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20388	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20017
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20176	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20371	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19976	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19991
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22201	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22232	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22493	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22796
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20782	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20526	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20307	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20361
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19942	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21190

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease