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: 7551	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6978	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6721	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6684
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6590	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6626	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 6504	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7107
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7037	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7124	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7103	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6911
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6950	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6931	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6815	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6657
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7965	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7852	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 8047	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 7919
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 7183	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6924	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6885	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6966
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6786	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 6885

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease