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: 22788	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20028	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19841	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19370
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19327	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19615	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19016	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20381
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20260	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20538	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20413	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20045
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20210	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20391	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20007	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20019
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22234	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22258	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22521	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22830
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20801	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20558	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20337	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20387
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19977	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21231

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease