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: 22840	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20066	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 19883	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19407
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19363	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19654	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 19051	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20418
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20297	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20580	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20443	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20076
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20247	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20428	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20039	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20050
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22276	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22301	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22553	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 22876
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20833	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20593	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20376	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20423
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 20019	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 21283

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease