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: 10606	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9945	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9679	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9560
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9518	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9563	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9418	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10081
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10037	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10104	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10126	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9913
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9939	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9892	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9811	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9628
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11190	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11012	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11171	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 11095
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 10146	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9980	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9823	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9916
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9751	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9799

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease