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: 20909	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18628	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18344	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18200
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18171	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18408	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17893	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18920
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18867	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19050	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18982	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18604
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18735	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18773	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18518	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18518
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20874	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20819	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21081	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21344
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19288	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19058	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18794	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18843
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18567	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19761

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease