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: 11417	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10733	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10422	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10303
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10292	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10329	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10184	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10873
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10839	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10896	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10953	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10716
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10724	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10664	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10569	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10367
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11998	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11814	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12000	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11896
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10949	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10784	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10618	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10719
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10531	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10607

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease