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: 121816	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82205	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83490	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 74053
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 76934	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 77130	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 71275	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83029
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 82209	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83413	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83677	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83112
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83810	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83545	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83562	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81711
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85296	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85741	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 85399	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 92435
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89758	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87173	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85969	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83911
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 81869	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 104654

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease