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: 22935	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20113	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19932	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19464
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19419	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19709	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19107	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20461
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20349	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20624	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20494	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20122
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20288	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20471	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20088	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20103
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22326	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22341	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22613	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22925
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20900	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20641	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20417	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20479
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20067	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21365

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease