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: 19685	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17496	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17241	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17148
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17149	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 17384	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 16860	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17758
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17785	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17853	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17803	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17450
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17559	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17625	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17394	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17342
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19743	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19632	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19883	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20131
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18123	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17844	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17610	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17683
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 17438	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 18773

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease