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: 13009	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12257	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11838	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11815
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11735	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11871	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11659	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12382
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12369	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12446	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12454	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12233
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12248	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12166	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11977	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11800
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13629	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13432	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13617	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13507
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12485	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12314	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12137	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12242
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12036	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12179

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease