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: 24327	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20882	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20194
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20191	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20499	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19769	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21217
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21119	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21397	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21244	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20862
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21042	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21219	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20846	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20849
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23088	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23131	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23398	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23802
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21743	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21445	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21219	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21250
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20802	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22602

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease