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: 21948	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19526	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19292	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18871
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18788	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19078	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18541	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19858
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19746	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19968	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19845	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19512
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19667	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19801	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19466	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19481
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21619	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21599	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21864	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22161
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20206	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19980	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19739	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19798
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19439	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20471

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease