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: 22741	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19996	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19805	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19337
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19294	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19570	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 18996	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20357
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20226	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20508	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20384	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20016
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20174	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20370	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19972	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19989
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22198	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22229	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22492	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22794
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20781	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20520	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20306	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20359
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19942	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21187

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease