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: 25615	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21550	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21384	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20826
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20865	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21210	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20355	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21889
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21823	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22072	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21989	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21601
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21780	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21923	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21566	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21559
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23805	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23843	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24108	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24624
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22515	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22197	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21955	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21949
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21461	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23739

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease