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: 22814	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20043	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19863	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19390
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19347	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19639	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19030	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20402
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20285	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20561	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20426	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20059
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20225	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20413	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20021	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20033
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22253	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22276	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22540	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22857
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20818	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20578	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20362	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20412
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19999	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21254

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease