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: 14951	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13859	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13449	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13409
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13336	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13490	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 13238	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14029
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13985	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14171	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14101	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13765
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13816	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13837	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13621	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13460
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15507	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15289	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15551	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 15460
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14135	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 14002	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13821	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13910
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13605	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 13969

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease