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: 14961	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13862	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13452	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13412
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13340	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13492	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13240	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14038
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13986	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14178	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14106	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13766
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13821	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13841	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13624	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13464
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15514	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15558	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15464
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14137	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14005	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13823	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13912
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13607	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13973

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease