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: 10238	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9582	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9284	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9210
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9135	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9201	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9055	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9722
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9676	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9722	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9748	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9538
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9575	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9546	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9220
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10792	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10633	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10800	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10706
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9790	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9608	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9461	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9546
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9400	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9464

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease