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: 21506	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19144	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18910	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18579
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18497	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18792	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18243	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19440
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19360	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19580	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19467	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19125
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19249	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19320	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19059	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19064
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21285	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21245	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21497	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21792
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19812	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19561	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19333	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19387
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19075	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20115

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease