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: 22969	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20129	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19946	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19482
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19436	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19723	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19118	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20481
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20367	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20643	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20511	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20142
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20305	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20492	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20109	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20116
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22344	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22367	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22631	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22948
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20918	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20660	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20435	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20497
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20083	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21397

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease