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: 14811	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13754	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13367	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13306
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13226	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13387	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13140	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13938
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13892	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14062	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13997	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13697
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13743	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13732	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13518	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13365
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15377	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15145	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15411	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15303
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14029	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13910	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13734	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13804
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13510	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13849

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease