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: 41521	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30396	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30560	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29188
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29494	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 30056	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 28167	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31119
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31053	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31203	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31301	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30776
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30985	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31088	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30878	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30742
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 32972	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33072	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 33468	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 35147
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32814	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32004	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31567	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 31184
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 30272	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 37693

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease