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: 14254	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13301	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12929	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12878
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12802	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12966	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12746	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13473
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13460	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13499	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13523	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13262
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13325	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13291	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13080	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12881
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14847	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14597	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14851	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14750
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13599	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13440	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13230	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13296
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13081	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13317

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease