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: 21869	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19461	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19232	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18809
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18729	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19025	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18480	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19782
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19679	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19907	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19781	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19439
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19599	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19705	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19402	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19418
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21532	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21517	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21774	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22086
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20141	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19907	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19673	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19720
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19372	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20394

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease