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: 23057	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20184	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20010	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19527
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19493	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19792	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19162	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20538
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20420	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20703	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20564	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20190
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20367	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20543	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20166	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20177
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22416	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22441	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22700	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 23015
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20980	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20719	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20493	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20552
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20143	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21480

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease