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: 13272	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12508	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12009	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12010
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11914	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 12055	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11876	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12671
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12590	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12730	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12729	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12439
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12445	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12371	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12166	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 11978
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13854	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13642	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13882	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13743
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12726	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12521	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12394	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12520
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12243	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 12401

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease