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: 23020	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20165	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19977	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19511
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19462	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19756	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19141	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20513
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20401	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20679	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20539	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20163
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20346	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20523	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20139	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20150
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22375	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22405	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22664	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22983
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20954	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20693	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20466	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20526
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20118	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21448

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease