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: 12960	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12207	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11794	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11759
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11676	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11826	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11613	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12333
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12326	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12396	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12406	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12190
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12200	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12119	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11938	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11753
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13583	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13390	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13549	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13463
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12429	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12265	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12085	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12188
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11991	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12123

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease