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: 11520	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10831	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10529	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10397
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10390	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10421	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10274	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10973
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10933	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10995	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11039	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10812
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10811	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10747	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10662	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10457
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12107	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11910	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11987
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11052	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10874	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10717	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10814
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10616	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10712

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease