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: 12642	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11920	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11488	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11492
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11378	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11510	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11341	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12075
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12048	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12131	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12136	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11928
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11940	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11806	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11651	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11451
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13295	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13056	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13257	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13152
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12163	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11947	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11824	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11914
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11710	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11805

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease