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: 13236	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12437	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11988	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11990
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11883	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12035	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11847	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12589
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12564	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12699	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12664	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12409
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12418	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12345	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12141	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11945
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13832	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13616	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13829	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13713
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12672	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12502	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12326	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12491
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12219	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12364

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease