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: 12975	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12231	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11811	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11778
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11714	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11842	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11631	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12357
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12343	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12415	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12420	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12204
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12221	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12143	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11955	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11773
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13602	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13406	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13574	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13478
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12453	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12285	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12106	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12205
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12011	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12147

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease