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: 13755	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12932	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12432	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12465
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12320	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12477	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12298	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13099
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13019	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13121	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13127	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12864
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12875	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12808	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12571	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12389
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14320	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14086	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14379	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14221
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13193	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12937	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12823	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12933
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12629	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12846

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease