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: 27339	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22544	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22404	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21775
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21769	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22238	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21227	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22945
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22837	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23114	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23020	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22588
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22801	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22970	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22630	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22570
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24827	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24875	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25148	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25765
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23649	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23283	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23009	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22974
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22464	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 25253

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease