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: 15941	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14731	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14205	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14272
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14142	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14303	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13977	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14919
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14792	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15159	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15061	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14584
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14606	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14619	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14405	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14271
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16486	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16221	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16622	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16479
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 15098	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14815	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14744	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14890
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14421	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14972

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease