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: 14613	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13586	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13241	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13145
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13110	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13234	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13004	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13763
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13749	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13819	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13800	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13535
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13595	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13595	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13391	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13216
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15186	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 14973	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15228	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15131
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13869	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13762	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13533	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13580
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13356	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13667

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease