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: 21884	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19477	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19236	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18821
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18737	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19031	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18493	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19790
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19687	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19920	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19794	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19449
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19611	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19718	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19410	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19428
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21544	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21531	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21790	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22097
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20150	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19917	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19679	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19733
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19388	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20406

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease