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: 13342	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12548	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12053	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12067
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11961	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12101	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11924	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12725
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12652	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12803	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12787	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12485
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12504	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12424	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12213	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12021
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13912	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13702	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13954	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13786
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12782	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12585	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12448	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12577
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12285	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12453

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease