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: 22079	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19613	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19393	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18963
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18899	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19167	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18648	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19961
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19842	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20084	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19957	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19603
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19764	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19942	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19554	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19578
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21754	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21728	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22003	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22297
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20328	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20091	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19847	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19914
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19540	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20590

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease