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: 23062	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20187	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20015	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19528
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19498	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19796	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19165	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20541
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20427	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20705	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20565	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20192
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20368	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20544	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20167	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20184
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22417	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22443	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22704	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23018
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20984	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20723	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20497	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20556
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20148	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21483

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease