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: 22894	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20094	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19915	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19442
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19398	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19693	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19081	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20443
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20325	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20608	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20464	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20105
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20269	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20449	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20065	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20078
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22305	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22328	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22590	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22905
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20873	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20618	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20403	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20460
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20045	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21322

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease