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: 9540	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8899	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8603	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8558
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8460	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8531	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8392	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9034
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8996	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9052	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9063	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8839
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8900	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8840	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8726	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8522
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10054	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9909	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10074	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9957
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9120	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8918	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8784	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8895
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8725	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 8800

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease