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: 14159	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13234	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12762	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12793
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12713	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12869	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12650	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13413
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13371	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13419	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13447	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13177
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13230	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13191	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12908	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12721
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14730	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14487	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14753	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14640
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13518	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13324	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13151	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13230
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12986	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13218

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease