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: 25601	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21544	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21379	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20823
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20862	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 21206	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 20352	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21881
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21816	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22064	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21987	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21596
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21774	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21920	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21558	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21554
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23799	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23836	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24106	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 24621
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22503	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 22192	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21950	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21946
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21458	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 23734

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease