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: 10221	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9568	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9267	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9196
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9120	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9183	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 9040	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9706
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9656	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9706	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9727	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9518
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9559	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9527	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9401	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9204
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10775	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10623	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10784	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 10688
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9774	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9592	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9445	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9534
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9383	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 9447

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease