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: 168613	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114543	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116617	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 106186
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109391	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 109980	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 101784	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116451
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115236	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116320	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115950	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 115734
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116246	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 116228	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117022	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114779
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126025	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126581	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 126076	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 137227
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 126120	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 122866	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 120872	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 117941
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 114997	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 145235

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease