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: 11226	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10564	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10249	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10128
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10099	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10140	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9988	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10690
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10640	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10719	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10753	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10532
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10538	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10483	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10381	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10173
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11806	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11609	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11792	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11695
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10749	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10605	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10439	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10518
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10350	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10424

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease